A hint or clue that the author provides to the reader to suggest what will happen next or at sometime in the future in the story or narrative.

A problem the main character must face

Explain the differences between things

The sequence of events in a story

When you figure out a conclusion or answer; make a decision about something

The structure of a story

Means the exact opposite of what is says, rather then suggeiting an image or impression

Sequence of events in a story

recurring identical or similar final word sounds within or at the ends of lines of verse, e.g., farm/harm;

a character in the story is actually telling the story himself/herself (I, me, we, us)

The general atmosphere created by the authors words. The feeling the reader gets from reading the words.

a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story.