Linear and Non-Linear Plot Elements

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Foreshadowing

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A hint or clue about what will happen later on.

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Plot structure

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sequence of events found in all fictional stories

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What literary device is used in the passage: “Remember, Cinderella,” warned her fairy godmother, “you must leave the ball at midnight. If you stay later, everything will turn back as it was. Your coach will become a pumpkin again. Your gown will become rags. Promise me you will remember.”

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Foreshadowing

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Suspense

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When the author holds back information to create excitement

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One way a writer builds suspense is...

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by providing clues of a future event

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What literary device is used in the passage: “Remember, Cinderella,” warned her fairy godmother, “you must leave the ball at midnight. If you stay later, everything will turn back as it was. Your coach will become a pumpkin again. Your gown will become rags. Promise me you will remember.”

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Foreshadowing

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Feeling of tension or anxiety

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Foreshadowing

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Which of these sentences includes the best example of foreshadowing?

• When Penny left the house, she didn't know that was the last time she would ever see her family.
• It was cold outside, so Harriet put on a hat and scarf on her way out the door.
• After years of hard work, Trevon was proud to say he'd been accepted to Harvard.
• Greg's favorite food was lasagna; he would eat it every day if he could!

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When Penny left the house, she didn't know that was the last time she would ever see her family.

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Foreshadowing can create all of the following EXCEPT: anticipation, suspense, tension, humor.

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humor

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What is the foreshadow in this passage?
It was only 5:00AM, so everyone else in the house was still asleep. As they crept through the kitchen to the back door, Mary sniffed the air. It had the faint scent of coffee and something sweet. She shrugged it off and followed Justin out the door, down the back steps,and out onto the boat dock. The fog had settled over the lake, making it impossible to see anything.

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That they might get into an accident or get lost on the lake because the fog made it impossible to see anything.