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Portrays imaginary people or animals

Fiction

100

Remaining issue is resolved; conclusions and insights are revealed by the narrator

Resolution

100

Events following the climax

Falling Action

100

Events that intensify and the conflict is revealed

Rising Action

200

The sequence of of related events in a story

Plot
200

Gives factual information about real events and process

Nonfiction

200

Giving details that hint at a upcoming event

Foreshadowing

200

In Beauty and the Beast, the extended storyline follows multiple characters, including Belle, the Beast, and Gaston, while developing several conflicts. What type of story is this?

Novel

300

Insights or message about life; suggested through words, actions, & fate of a story's character

Theme

300

Struggle between opposing forces

Conflict

300

Brief Narratives

Short Story

300

To provide background on a character and their experience; switching from present time to the past 

Flashback

400

In Moana, Moana’s struggle to restore the heart of Te Fiti is an example of what literary element?

Conflict

400

Highest point of the story's tension at which the outcome of the conflict is revealed

Climax

400

Background on the character and situation

Exposition

400

Extended narratives that typically develop multiply characters, extensive plot, and multiply conflicts

Novels

500

In The Lion King, Rafiki shows Simba a vision of his past with Mufasa to remind him of who he is. What narrative technique is this?

Flashback

500

At the end of Frozen, Anna’s act of true love saves Elsa, and Arendelle returns to peace. What part of the story is this?

Resolution

500

In The Lion King, this moment occurs when Simba confronts Scar during the final battle to reclaim Pride Rock. What part of the story is this?

Climax

500

In Moana, the opening scenes explain Moana’s relationship with the ocean and her village, providing background on her desire to explore. What part of the plot is this?

Exposition