The ability to sequence events logically has a carry-over effect in a person's organizational ability. The exercises in this chapter can enable a student to recognize logical sequences of events within a written work. The students will have the opportunity to arrange events in their logical sequence. Resolving Conflict A story is made up of a sequence of related events. The exposition introduces the characters and the conflict they face.
Complications arise and the characters try to resolve the conflict.
After the high point or climax, a resolution is reached and the story is brought to a close. Exercises in this chapter give the student an opportunity to identify the sequence of related events leading to the resolution of conflict. A metaphor is a comparison of two unlike things that have something in common. It does not use direct words of comparison such as like, as, and resembles. An extended metaphor compares two different things at some length and in several ways.