Vocabulary: Storytelling and narrative techniques

English · C1 · Lesson 56 · 20 words

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compelling

adjective

convincing

irony

noun

formal question-and-answer meeting

metaphor

noun

comparison using "like" or "as"

narrative

noun

story account

tension

noun

tightness or stress

unravel

improvement

vivid

adjective

Bright and striking

eloquent

adjective

articulate

protagonist

noun

Main character in a story

foreshadow

verb

Hint at something coming later

climax

noun

The climactic peak of a story

subplot

noun

Secondary plot line

juxtapose

verb

Place side by side for contrast

omniscient

adjective

All-knowing narrator

flashback

noun

Scene set in an earlier time

evocative

adjective

Evoking strong feelings or memories

unreliable

adjective

Unreliable as a source of truth

symbolize

verb

Stand for or represent something

denouement

noun

The final resolution of a story

allegory

noun

Story with a hidden moral meaning