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What is the purpose of exposition in narrative structure?
What is the purpose of exposition in narrative structure?
- To explain the backstory and setting (correct)
- To set up the climax
- To introduce the main characters
- To resolve the conflict
Which element of a plot is characterized by the turning point where the tension is highest and the character faces the conflict?
Which element of a plot is characterized by the turning point where the tension is highest and the character faces the conflict?
- Falling action
- Climax (correct)
- Resolution
- Rising action
In narrative structure, what follows the falling action?
In narrative structure, what follows the falling action?
- Resolution (correct)
- Exposition
- Rising action
- Climax
Which literary structure primarily tells a story in the order of events as they happen?
Which literary structure primarily tells a story in the order of events as they happen?
What is a common characteristic of the compare and contrast literary structure?
What is a common characteristic of the compare and contrast literary structure?
In which structure does an event directly cause another to happen?
In which structure does an event directly cause another to happen?
What is the key difference between inductive and deductive structures?
What is the key difference between inductive and deductive structures?
'The narrator is the one telling the story' refers to what aspect of literary elements?
'The narrator is the one telling the story' refers to what aspect of literary elements?
What is the main difference between narrative perspective and narrative voice?
What is the main difference between narrative perspective and narrative voice?
What type of narrator uses pronouns like 'I' and limits the perspective to the narrator's character only?
What type of narrator uses pronouns like 'I' and limits the perspective to the narrator's character only?
In a story with a second-person narrator, how does the reader interact with the narrative?
In a story with a second-person narrator, how does the reader interact with the narrative?
What type of narrator can relate what every character is doing, thinking, and feeling?
What type of narrator can relate what every character is doing, thinking, and feeling?
How can an author achieve authenticity in a written work's voice?
How can an author achieve authenticity in a written work's voice?
What does a metaphor do in writing?
What does a metaphor do in writing?
What makes extended metaphors different from regular metaphors?
What makes extended metaphors different from regular metaphors?
How do similes differ from metaphors?
How do similes differ from metaphors?
'Authorial voice' consists of which elements in a work of literature?
'Authorial voice' consists of which elements in a work of literature?
'Character voice' in literature encapsulates which aspects of writing?
'Character voice' in literature encapsulates which aspects of writing?
What literary structure involves a series of mini-climaxes and combines exposition with rising action?
What literary structure involves a series of mini-climaxes and combines exposition with rising action?
In narrative structure, what concept involves the resolution of the conflict and tying up of loose ends?
In narrative structure, what concept involves the resolution of the conflict and tying up of loose ends?
Which type of narrative structure draws from Jungian psychology and involves a hero going on a quest?
Which type of narrative structure draws from Jungian psychology and involves a hero going on a quest?
What is the primary purpose of the exposition in a narrative structure?
What is the primary purpose of the exposition in a narrative structure?
Which literary structure focuses on pointing out similarities and differences, applicable to both narrative and essays?
Which literary structure focuses on pointing out similarities and differences, applicable to both narrative and essays?
What distinguishes inductive structure from deductive structure in writing?
What distinguishes inductive structure from deductive structure in writing?
Which element of narrative structure comes after the climax, where characters begin to solve the problem?
Which element of narrative structure comes after the climax, where characters begin to solve the problem?
What does a three-act structure commonly used in theater involve?
What does a three-act structure commonly used in theater involve?
What is the primary difference between a first-person narrator and a third-person narrator?
What is the primary difference between a first-person narrator and a third-person narrator?
What does an objective narrator in a story typically focus on?
What does an objective narrator in a story typically focus on?
In literature, what does an unreliable narrator refer to?
In literature, what does an unreliable narrator refer to?
What distinguishes an omniscient narrator from a limited narrator?
What distinguishes an omniscient narrator from a limited narrator?
How does narrative voice differ from narrative perspective in a story?
How does narrative voice differ from narrative perspective in a story?
What is the key characteristic of an extended metaphor in literature?
What is the key characteristic of an extended metaphor in literature?
Which term refers to the individual personality of a piece of writing that a narrator delivers?
Which term refers to the individual personality of a piece of writing that a narrator delivers?
What does the presence of second-person narration in a story signify?
What does the presence of second-person narration in a story signify?
How is character voice different from authorial voice in literature?
How is character voice different from authorial voice in literature?
'Objective narration' in a story mainly focuses on what aspect of storytelling?
'Objective narration' in a story mainly focuses on what aspect of storytelling?
