Linear and Non-Linear Plot Development

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What does foreshadowing mean?

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A hint or clue about what will happen later on.

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What is the action and events that occur after the climax known as?

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Falling Action.

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What is a flashback?

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A narrative technique that involves a scene set in a time earlier than the main story.

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What is the setting of a story?

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The time and place in which the story occurs.

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What narrative technique involves starting in present time, then telling a past event, and returning to present?

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Flashback.

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What is the climax of a story?

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The turning point or most intense moment in the story.

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What is rising action?

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The series of events that lead up to the climax.

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What is resolution in a story?

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The part of the story where the conflict is resolved.

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What does the term 'plot development' refer to?

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The sequence of events that make up a story.

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What is a narrative?

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A spoken or written account of connected events; a story.