The events in a story
Where and when a story takes place
The people in a story
The problem in a story
The author's message
The reason an author writes
Introduces the setting and characters
The conflict gets stronger
The turning point in a story, the most exciting part
The conflict slackens
The conflict is solved
A French term for resolution
One or two words that describe the idea or subject of a story
The most important idea in a paragraph
Usually the first sentence in a paragraph
A writer's unique way of writing
A writer's use of and decisions about language
The length and type of sentences used
Vivid writing that appeals to any of the five senses
Writing that is not true
Writing that is true and factual
Writing with the purpose to inform, such as a science article
A better word for 'story'
Fancy, scholarly, academic language
Casual, conversational language
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