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shtirl [24]
2 years ago
6

What does Falling action mean

English
1 answer:
Reika [66]2 years ago
7 0

Answer:

The falling action of a story is the part that follows the climax and moves the plot to final conclusion.

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I'm going to give you the two that I think it could be. Here's the first of the two.

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The next one up has to do with Scrooge feeling the heat. It is just a description. The main ideas are in one and two above.

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