When an author introduces the characters and the conflict, this is known as the. a. dénouement b. climax c. rising action d.) exposition

When an author introduces the characters and the conflict, this is known as the exposition, Option D.

The exposition is the part of a story in which important background information is introduced to the audience; for instance, information about the setting, events occurring before the main plot, characters' back stories, ans the like. Exposition can be transpited through dialogues, flashbacks, characters' thoughts, background details, in-universe media, or the narrator telling a back-story.

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