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- 1ExpositionThe insertion of important background information within a story; for example, information about the setting, characters' backstories, prior plot events.
- 2Problem/fiction triggerA key event that causes the protagonist to take some action.
- 3Rising ActionThe events that happen as a result of the 'problem'.
- 4ClimaxThe most exciting part of the action.
- 5Falling ActionThe events following a climatic moment
- 6ResolutionThe 'problem' is resolved.
- 7DenouementThe very end of a story where (possible) things are explained.
- 8CyclicalThe story ends where it begins.
- 9Non-linearAs an opposite to a story that happens in chronological order, non-linear fiction may include flashbacks or clash-forwards in time.
- 10Multiple NarrationThe story is told through more than one perspective.
- 11Evaluative LanguageSuccessfully, effectively, cleverly, poignantly, clearly, imaginatively, skillfully, aptly, emotively.
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