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The story begins with, “Luna was the kind of girl who turned every dull moment into an adventure.”

• Direct

• Indirect     

The narrator describes Mr. Alvarez as “stingy with money and cold to everyone he meets.”

• Direct

• Indirect

Paul stared at the invitation, sighed, and tossed it in the trash without opening it.

• Direct

• Indirect

Janelle slammed her locker and snapped at her friend: “You wouldn’t understand how it
feels to be ignored! ”

• Direct

• Indirect   

Despite her exhaustion, Liza stayed up all night helping her younger brother finish his science project.

• Direct  

• Indirect   

“Marco always knew he was better than everyone else,” the narrator says in the opening of the story.

• Direct  

• Indirect  

The sequence in which Morgiana eliminates the final threat, shifting the story from danger to safety, as the resolution nears.

• Falling Action

• Parallel Episodes

• Flashback

• Denouement

A technique where earlier events are shown to the reader after the fact, giving insight into a character’s current motivation.

• Falling Action 

• Flashback

• Parallel Episodes

• Denouement

A turning point in the story where the main conflict reaches its most dangerous and uncertain moment, directly determining the protagonist’s fate

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Parallel Episodes

A structural device where Morgiana’s repeated clever interventions echo each other, reinforcing a message about intellect over force.

• Exposition

• Flashback

• Denouement

• Parallel Episodes