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Flashback

Back

Moments in a story that flash back to a previous time

Front

Flat character

Back

A character that does not change during a story

Front

Foreshadowing

Back

Clues by the author that hint at later events

Front

Inciting incident

Back

The event that sets the story in motion; introduces the central conflict

Front

Mood

Back

The feelings evoked in the reader as a reaction to the story