exposition, it gives basic information about setting, characters and plot, rising action, a conflict escalates, climax, the moment when the conflict is most intense, dénouement, resolution of a conflict, frame story, presents a story within a story, back story, gives the history of characters or other elements, flashback, the narrative is taken back in time, flash-forward, future events are revealed, foreshadowing, clues hint at a future development, suspense, feeling of tension or expectation, stream of consciousness, exact representation of what a character is thinking, turning point, structural element marking a change in the conflict or suspense, falling action, structural element marked by a reduction in the suspense, cliffhanger, exciting ending to a chapter, setting, place and time of the action

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