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Reality Check Introduction 1
break down
•
examine
•
study
to analyze
(v)
memory
•
recollection
•
scene from the past
a flashback
(n)
storyline
•
sequence of events
•
narrative
the plot
(n)
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time and place
•
environment
•
background
the setting
(n)
struggle
•
problem
•
clash
a conflict
(n)
introduction
•
background
•
setup
the exposition
(n)
building events
•
complications
•
development
the rising action
(n)
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turning point
•
peak
•
high point
the climax
(n)
aftermath
•
consequences
•
winding down
the falling action
(n)
solution
•
ending
•
outcome
the resolution
(n)
people
•
figures
•
individuals
the characters
(n)
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qualities
•
attributes
•
personality features
character traits
(n)
Reality Check Introduction 2
worry
•
uneasiness
•
anxiety
disquiet
(n)
tingling
•
prickling
•
sharp
prickly
(adj)
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captivate
•
fascinate
•
hypnotize
to mesmerize
(v)
flexible
•
adjustable
•
versatile
adaptable
(adj)
wince
•
scowl
•
make a face
to grimace
(v)
Reality Check Introduction 3
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clear
•
obvious
•
distinctive
unmistakable
(adj)
tone
•
vocal change
•
modulation
inflection
(n)
similarity
•
likeness
•
similarity in appearance
resemblance
(n)
safeguard
•
preventive measure
•
protection
a precaution
(n)
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hesitate
•
waver
•
lose confidence
to falter
(v)
Poems
matching sounds
•
echoing sounds
rhyme
(n)
feeling
•
atmosphere
•
tone
the mood
(n)
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rhyming pattern
•
rhyme pattern
a rhyme scheme
(n)
sorry
•
remorseful
•
repentant
regretful
(adj)
sound techniques
•
poetic sound techniques
sound devices
(n)
initial-sound repetition
•
beginning-sound repetition
alliteration
(n)
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vowel-sound repetition
assonance
(n)
consonant-sound repetition
consonance
(n)
recurrence
•
reiteration
•
repeating
repetition
(n)
spotted
•
speckled
•
mottled
dappled
(adj)
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smudge
•
haze
•
indistinctness
a blur
(n)
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