Narrative Elements and Plot Flashcard

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What is foreshadowing?

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A literary device used to hint at or suggest future events in a story.

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What is flashback?

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A literary or narrative technique in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological order of a narrative.

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What is plot structure?

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The organization and sequence of events in a story.

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What is point of view?

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Perspective

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Which narrative element focuses on the development of characters?

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character development

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Which narrative element is used to create suspense in a story? Options: flashback, foreshadowing, exposition, resolution

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foreshadowing

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Which narrative element is used to reveal events that happened before the current time of the story?

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flashback

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Which narrative element refers to the sequence of events in a story?

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plot

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Which narrative element refers to the perspective from which a story is told?

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point of view

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What is a dynamic character?

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A character who changes in the story