The highest point of tension in the story.

An interesting opening sentence that hooks the reader.

The villain.

When the story starts in the middle of the action.

When lots of activity happens in the story.

The hero.

When the conflict is resolved and the story ends happily.

When the focus of the story changes to something else.

When the weather is used to create the mood.

When lots of activity happens in the story.

When the writer zooms in to describe a detail or zooms out to show the bigger picture.

The hero.

When the story ends suddenly for the reader or with a big twist without giving the answer.

Exaggeration.

When the characters speak to each other.

When the reader is left waiting to find out what will happen or what has happened.

When the focus of the story changes to something else.

When the writer uses rhetorical questions.

When the story ends suddenly for the reader or with a big twist without giving the answer.

A person who is hanging off a cliff.

When the protagonist is in a dangerous situation.

A detailed description of the setting.

The scope of a camera lens.

When the writer zooms in to describe a detail or zooms out to show the bigger picture.

The villain.

The main character of the story, often the hero.

A chapter at the end of a novel.

When the writer creates tension in the story.

Misunderstood.

The opposing force to the main character, often the villain.

When the hero saves the day.

When something explodes.

The highest point of tension in the story.

When the reader is left waiting to find out what will happen or what has happened.

When the villain strikes.

When the protagonist feels afraid.

The beginning of the story.

When the conflict is resolved and the story ends happily.

When a problem is solved in the middle of the story.