Narrative Vocabulary

words and phrases that move a story along, showing the passage of time and place

• transition words

• sensory language

• revision

• precise

descriptive writing that appeals to one or more of the five senses

• transition words

• sensory language

• revision

• precise

the act of rewriting or imroving a piece of writing

• transition words

• sensory language

• revision

• precise

specific or exact

• transition words

• sensory language

• revision

• precise

attract or involve someone's interest or attention

• engage

• setting

• narrative

• plot sequence

where and when a story takes place

• engage

• setting

• narrative

• plot sequence

the telling of a real or imagined story or an event

• engage

• setting

• narrative

• plot sequence

exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

• engage

• setting

• narrative

• plot sequence

reasonable and sensible

• logical

• develop

• reflect

• antagonist

to elaborate or expand in detail

• logical

• develop

• reflect

• antagonist