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Essential Vocabulary and Key Concepts in Storytelling

This resource introduces fundamental vocabulary and key concepts essential for understanding storytelling. Key terms such as "bungalow," "veranda," and "masonry" provide insight into descriptive language, while concepts such as "conflict," "climax," and "resolution" explain the structure of narratives. Additionally, vocabulary such as "valiant," "immensely," and "impotent" enriches language skills. Understanding terms like "foreshadowing" and "suspense" enhances a reader's ability to engage with texts meaningfully, making it an excellent tool for writers and literature enthusiasts alike.

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Essential Vocabulary and Key Concepts in Storytelling

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  1. Vocabulary Week 1 August 7, 2012

  2. Bungalow • A type of low, one-storied house

  3. Veranda • An open porch covered by a roof

  4. Immensely • Enormously

  5. Cowered • Crouched and trembled in fear

  6. Gait • Way of walking or running

  7. Masonry • Something built of stone or brick

  8. Valiant • Brave and determined

  9. Consolation • Comfort

  10. Fledglings • Baby Birds

  11. Impotent • Powerless

  12. Plot • What happens in a story

  13. Climax • The story’s most emotional or suspenseful point

  14. Suspense • What makes you want to continue reading

  15. Resolution • End of the story when all of the loose ends are tied up

  16. Conflict • Struggle or clash between two or more characters or forces

  17. Basic Situation • First thing you read; sets the stage for the action

  18. Events/Complications • Things that make it hard for characters to solve their problems or work out their conflicts

  19. External Conflict • Struggles between two or more outside characters or forces

  20. Internal Conflict • Struggles that take place within a person

  21. Foreshadowing • The use of hints or clues to suggest what will come later in the story

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