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Explanation:
1. the "feeling" or emotional aura that pervades a story or a poem - atmosphere
The atmosphere is the air you breathe, the invisible stuff that surrounds. An atmosphere of a story or poem helps to communicate the theme or author's attitude towards the subject.
2. a critical moment in a story at which the protagonist is forced to take decisive action - Crisis
Critical = crisis. They are from the root word crit which means to separate or choose. During a crisis, the protagonist is forced to make a difficult choice. This usually results in some type of internal conflict for the protagonist, creates a learning experience which makes the character dynamic, and often is the climax of the story.
3. the time and place in which the story occurs - setting
The setting is where the story is set. Time and place. Sometimes it helps to think of a movie set. On a movie set, the director is creating the specific place and time in which the story takes place.
The plot of a story is the events that make up the story. Their is multiple events on a plot line that go together until the end of a story or a movie or a book. I hope this helps
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adjective
preventing success or development; harmful; unfavorable.
Explanation: I think this is what you were asking for. If not then look it up in a thesaurous. Some definitions from the thesaurous were: Unfortunate, Unlucky, untimly e.c.t