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a spoken or written account of connected events; a story
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allusion
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the central message or meaning of a story
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anachronism
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the turning point of a story; the peak of conflict
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climax
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a person or object appearing out of its proper time period
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denouement
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an indirect reference to something the reader may know
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narrative
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the arrangement of words in sentences
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sarcasm
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the final outcome or resolution of a plot following the climax
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syntax
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a form of verbal irony intended to mock or ridicule
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theme
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