Authors use the linear structure to create and build tension
in a story. Match the paragraphs listed to the purpose they
serve in the story.
Select to read the excerpt "The Search Party's Find" by
Grant Allen.
Paragraphs 3-7
Paragraphs 8-12
Paragraphs 1-2
Paragraphs 13-
16
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introduce the characters
and the setting
reveal the conflict the
narrator faces
build tension with details
about how the narrator
turns the tables on
Lemarchant
increase the tension with
the realization that the
narrator has succeeded in
his plan to foil Lemarchant