Narrative Elements Review

Front

List the five elements of plot in order as seen on a plot diagram.

Back

Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.

Front

This is a scene that moves the narrative forward in time from the current point in the story.

Back

flashforward

Front

This is when the setting jumps back in time to depict a memory.

Back

flashback

Front

This is the underlying meaning, main idea, or lesson that the writer explores.

Back

theme

Front

The perspective from which a story is told.

Back

Point of view

Front

The voice that tells a story

Back

narrator

Front

Conversation between characters

Back

Dialogue

Front

The use of hints or clues in a narrative to suggest future actions

Back

foreshadowing

Front

The atmosphere or predominant emotion in a literary work; the effect of the words on the audience.

Back

mood

Front

The anticipation of the outcome of a plot or the solution to an uncertainty, puzzle, or mystery, particularly as it affects a character for whom one has sympathy.

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suspense