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.

in afghanistan, yelda, the first month of jadi is the longest night of the year. amir says that yelda was the starless night tormented lovers kept vigil enduring the endless dark, waiting for the sun to raise and bring with it their loved. amir says he became a yelda when he met soraya in america.

compare & contrast informative essay/speech

when speaking or writing for the sole purpose of providing information in order to give audience members a good basis for making a decision, you would present an informative speech or essay.   because you wouldn’t want to be persuading the audience by arguing for one type of exercise over the other, you wouldn’t choose a persuasive/argumentative technique.   to fairly, and without bias, present information about the pros and cons of each type exercise, a compare/contrast, informative speech/essay would be the best bet.