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Intense or deeply felt
Prodigious
Impressive in size
Inexorably
In a way that is impossible to stop or change
Cataclysm
Violent and momentous event that causes widespread destruction
Irresolute
Cautious or uncertain
What is pacing?
The rhythm of the story—how slowly or quickly the actions and events develop and unfold.
Why do authors manipulate pacing?
They want to increase suspense and tension, clarify perspective, deepen engagement and understanding and emphasize significance.
What's the purpose of a flashback?
Provides information about events that have occurred earlier?
What is foreshadowing?
Hints at a plot event or action that has not yet happened, intentionally directing readers’ thoughts toward an idea of what the future might hold within the world of the narrative.
Reason for a subplot?
Support the main plot and parallel the main plot
What is plot?
Events that occur in a narrative, including exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution
Satire
A literary device that uses humor or irony to ridicule customs or institutions found in a society.
Elements of narrative text
What is exposition?
It's what introduces the plot
Personification
The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
Describe satire as accurately as possible
Satire is the use of literary techniques, such as humor or irony, to expose the foolishness of others
How would you infer the meaning of the word martial?
You could think of the common phrase martial arts to infer that martial relates to fighting.
What word is a synonym of assuage
Ease
What word is a synonym for Solicitude
Attentiveness
Use the word vulnerable correctly in a sentence
I snuck into the kitchen to steal some more cookies while my sister went into the living room to waylay our mom who was on her way to get some water
What is an antonym for irresolute
Decisive
What is setting?
It's the time and place a story takes place
Write a sentence using the word vexation
The more questions her brother asked the more Emma's vexation grew
What is one reason an author uses a flash-forward in a story?
To characterize the antagonist or protagonist