PARTS OF A STORY
Sequence of events in a narrative (story)
PLOT
What is "In media res" (in the middle of the action), featuring an image of 1,200 people watching him before shifting around.
How does the story begin structurally? (Hint: It doesn't start in chronological order.)
Balboa trains the war dogs to dismember children
What is, one must be ruthless to gain obedience?
Recognizing what caused an event or what should have been done differently with the knowledge gained after the fact
a literary and narrative device where the story temporarily jumps ahead in time to show events that will happen later
What is: flash forward
Sets the tone, establishes the setting, introduces the characters, and gives the reader important background information
EXPOSITION
Balboa's literal profession before going to the New World.
What is a pig farmer?
Balboa regrets not killing Enciso.
What is, those in power live in fear of rebellion.
When something is replaced.
What is "supplanted"?
He is as sharp as a tack
SIMILE
Loose ends are tied up
RESOLUTION
Leoncico
Who is Balboa's dog?
Balboa allows a chieftain to be beheaded by his dog.
What is, those in power must be ruthless to gain obedience?
What is: discord?
You are a rock!
METAPHOR
Conflict is resolved
FALLING ACTION
Leoncico means...
Little Lion
Balboa climbs the mountain alone.
give up (power or territory)
What is: cede?
The trees were waving goodbye in the afternoon wind.
PERSONIFICATION
Moment when the reader’s interest and emotional intensity reach the highest point; usually occurs toward the end of a story; often called the turning point
CLIMAX
The character who feels his authority threatened by Balboa.
Balboa thinks about the curse placed on him by the monk.
What is, those in power live in fear of rebellion?
The point of separation between two ideas
What is: divining line?
Biblical Allusion pointing to when Moses went up the mountain to meet God and obtain the ten commandments