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| 7389769750 | Anticlimax | A break in climatic order of events, making the climax less intense. | 0 | |
| 7389783318 | Conflict | A struggle that grows out of interplay of 2 opposing forces in plot. | 1 | |
| 7389788604 | Deus ex machina | "God from the machine" The resolution of the plot from some implausible chance or coincidence. | 2 | |
| 7389797083 | Flashback | Reference back to a previous moment | 3 | |
| 7389800448 | Plot | Structure of events in story | 4 | |
| 7389807617 | Exposition | Process of telling a reader the information he or she needs before the novel begins. | 5 | |
| 7389820582 | Rising Action | Sets the stage for the climax | 6 | |
| 7389823008 | Climax | High point of novel. | 7 | |
| 7389825611 | Denouement | Final resolution of plot | 8 | |
| 7389853261 | Falling action | Events after climax that lead to conclusion | 9 | |
| 7389871789 | Stream of Consciousness | lengthy passage where a character examines her own thoughts or feelings | 10 | |
| 7389905919 | Subplot | Minor complication running throughout story. | 11 | |
| 7389911772 | Objective Point of View | No emotion from the author or character's thoughts. | 12 | |
| 7389922676 | First Person point of view | Main character tells the story | 13 | |
| 7390062314 | Limited Point of View | You learn things as the character learns them | 14 | |
| 7390078617 | Omniscient Point of View | The author tells the story, using third person, knowing all and free to tell us everything | 15 | |
| 7390084834 | Antagonist | Force in the story in conflict with protagonist | 16 | |
| 7390094755 | Characterization | Construction of a fictional character | 17 | |
| 7390116744 | Developing Character | Dynamic Character | 18 | |
| 7390122621 | Flat Character | Character that doesn't change | 19 | |
| 7390125651 | Foil Character | A minor character whose situation parallel those of the main character. | 20 | |
| 7390133105 | Round Character | Character with complex personalities | 21 | |
| 7390140713 | Static Character | Character who remains same from beginning to end. | 22 | |
| 7390145801 | Stock Character | A stereotypical character | 23 | |
| 7390156078 | Abstract Noun | Name of something intangible (love, existence, equality) | 24 | |
| 7390160285 | Concrete Noun | Name of something tangible (cat, car) | 25 | |
| 7390168756 | Antecedent | Word referred to by pronoun | 26 | |
| 7390177299 | Pronoun | Word used as a substitute for a noun | 27 | |
| 7390186765 | Active Voices | Subject does action. The TEACHER -threw- the book | 28 | |
| 7390206090 | Passive Voice | The subject is being acted upon. The BOOK was thrown by the teacher. | 29 | |
| 7390357694 | Preposition | Word that relates to a noun or pronoun to another word in the sentence. | 30 | |
| 7390376408 | Coordinating Conjunction | For, and,nor,but,or,yet,so. | 31 | |
| 7390398974 | Subordinating Conjunction | Joins dependent clauses with independent clauses. Although it was raining, I still played in the street. | 32 |
