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1. Plot-- The action sequence of narrative;what happens. 2. Theme-- The main message of the story. 3. Climax-- High point of interest in a story. 4. Exposition-- The begging of a story; setting is created, characters are introduced 5. Denouement-- The end of a story, after the climax. 6. In Medias Res--a story that begins in the middle of a sequence of events. previous events are made evident with flashbacks. 7. Topic-- Expressed in one or two words; does not express a view of life. 8. Rising Action-- Longest part of the story; where conflicts are introduced. 9. Falling Action-- Explains the complications of the climax to the reader.