Academic Vocab Week #3

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Flashback

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Moments in a story that flash back to a previous time

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Flat character

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A character that does not change during a story

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Foreshadowing

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Clues by the author that hint at later events

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Inciting incident

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

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Mood

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