The 'posh'/formal word for the beginning of the text
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Paragraph structure
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The way the writer chooses to organize the sentences in a paragraph to best present the information.
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Repetition
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The action of repeating something that has already been said or written for effect.
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Narrative perspective
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Through whose eyes a reader sees the story
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Motif
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A recurring theme, subject or idea
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Rising action
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The series of conflicts or struggles that build a story toward a climax.
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Exposition
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Introduces the characters, setting, and basic situation
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Focus
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What the writer is focussing his/her attention on
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Foreshadowing
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A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader.
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Sentence structure
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The arrangement of the parts of a sentence. A sentence may be simple (short), compound (medium), or complex (long). Sentences may also contain any of these structures in combination with each other. Each variation leaves a different impression on the reader, and along with other rhetorical devices, may create a countless array of effects.
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Flashback
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Shifts back to an earlier moment in time
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Juxtaposition
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Placing two elements side by side to present a comparison or contrast
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Shift
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'posh'/formal word for change
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Antagonist
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A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary.
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Protagonist
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Main character
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In media res
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A piece of writing that begins in the middle of the action
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Denouement
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Conclusion; resolution; the falling action of a story after its climax
