Explain each keyword in your own words: 1. author’s purpose: 2. chronological order: 3. conflict: 4. flashback: 5. foreshadowing: 6. narrative techniques: 7. pace: 8. parallel plots:

1. Authors purpose is the message they’re trying to show or convey in the story

2. Chronological order is a series of events that happen in the story one after the other

3. Conflict can be any problem or obstacle designed to stop or set back the main protagonist from the goal in the story

4. A flashback is a memory to a previous event that happened in the story, typically triggered by an action

5. Foreshadowing is when you can infer or predict what is going to happen in the story

6. Narrative techniques are methods the author uses to try to convey the message or make the message clear in the story

7. Pacing shows how fast a story unfolds or can unfold, typically if the story is long because readers can get frustrated with the length of the book

8. Parallel plots the author can tie in 2 or more dramatic plots linked by a common character and similar theme.

explanation:

gay

she is outspoken and direct