Reader feels tension and suspense right up until the end of the text,
then feels relieved and surprised
reader feels hopeless about
main character's present
and future
reader can see the characters
and their plot; reader desires
characters to be successful
reader understands the
relationships among the
characters
Author's Choice in
Structure
Effect Created
clearly lays out the situation of
the narrative in the exposition
+
shows the relationship between
the main character and her
mother through dialogue and
flashback
reveals the difficulties in the
life of the main character through
both her inner and outer struggles
does not reveal the
resolution of the main
conflict of the text directly;
instead, reveals it indirectly

Read the excerpt from "annabel lee," by edgar allan poe. and this was the reason that, long ago, in this kingdom by the sea, a wind blew out of a cloud, chilling my beautiful annabel lee; so that her highborn kinsmen came and bore her away from me, to shut her up in a sepulchre in this kingdom by the sea. how does the rhythm of the excerpt support the theme of the poem? the rhythm changes on the phrase “a kingdom by the sea,” emphasizing poe’s distrust of a monarchy. the rhythm changes on the phrase “bore her away from me,” emphasizing poe’s desire to be reunited the rhythm changes on the words “chilling” and “sepulchre,” emphasizing poe’s complaint about unexpected death. the rhythm changes on the words “lee” and “me,” emphasizing poe’s fear that his bond with his love is fragile.

Which pair of words has similar denotation but different connotations?

The denouement comes at the beginning of a story a. true b. false