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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| prologue | /x | Noun, Noun |
| foreshadowing | x/xx | Noun |
| epilogue | /xx | Noun |
| episode | /xx | Noun |
| reminiscence | xx/x | Noun |
| backstory | /xx | Noun |
| montage | x/ | Noun |
| reminiscing | xx/x | Verb |
| recollection | xx/x | Noun |
| interlude | /xx | Noun |
| scene | / | Noun |
| recap | /x | Noun |
| storyline | /xx | Noun |
| subplot | /x | Noun |
| monologue | /xx | Noun |
| soliloquy | x/xx | Noun |
| recounting | x/x | Noun |
| intro | /x | Noun |
| amnesia | x/x | Noun |
| sequence | /x | Noun |
| hallucination | xxx/x | Noun |
| reliving | x/x | Verb |
| throwback | /x | Noun |
| story | /x | Noun |
| denouement | xx/ | Noun |
| epiphany | x/xx | Noun |
| reenactment | xx/x | Noun |
| memories | /xx | Noun |
| recollecting | xx/x | Verb |
| cameo | /xx | Noun |
| reappearance | xx/x | Noun |
| snippet | /x | Noun |
| narrative | /xx | Noun |
| vignette | x/ | Noun |
| continuity | xx/xx | Noun |
| exposition | xx/x | Noun |
| coup de théâtre | /xx | Name, Name |
| plot | / | Noun |
| catalyst | /xx | Noun |
| finale | x/x | Noun |
| catastrophe | x/xx | Noun |
| scenario | x/xx | Noun |
| backdrop | /x | Noun |
| beat | / | Noun |
| playwriting | /xx | Noun |
| alternate history | /xx/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| dialogue | /xx | Noun |
| sequel | /x | Noun |
| historical novel | x/xx/x | Name, Name |
| fiction | /x | Noun |
| in medias res | x/xxx | Phrase, Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| premiere | x/ | Noun |
| cover story | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| horror story | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| tale | / | Noun |
| postscript | /x | Noun |
| crossover | /xx | Noun |
| foil | / | Noun |
| novel | /x | Noun |
| biography | x/xx | Noun |
| insert | x/ | Noun |
| cutaway | /xx | Noun |
| closed loop | // | Phrase, Noun |
| doublet | /x | Noun |
| prolog | x/ | Name |
| slipstream | /x | Noun |
| second person | /x/x | Phrase, Noun |
| dramatic irony | x/x/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| roman à clef | /xx | Name, Name |
| dramatis personae | /xx/xx | Phrase, Noun |
| back | / | Adverb, Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| historical | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| intrigue | x/ | Noun |
| hook | / | Noun |
| premise | /x | Noun |
| ellipsis | x/x | Noun |
| third person | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| action | /x | Noun |
| nightmare | /x | Noun |
| cinematic | xx/x | Adjective |
| momentary | /xxx | Adjective |
| narrated | /xx | Verb |
| nostalgic | x/x | Adjective |
| unfolds | x/ | Verb |
| extended | x/x | Adjective |
| device | x/ | Noun |
| triggers | /x | Verb |
| vivid | /x | Adjective |
| childhood | /x | Noun |
| instant | /x | Adjective |
| lengthy | /x | Adjective |
| flame | / | Noun |
| recalls | /x | Verb |
| ends | / | Noun, Verb |
| technique | x/ | Noun |
| sudden | /x | Adjective |
| incident | /xx | Noun |
| traumatic | x/x | Adjective |
| brief | / | Adjective |
| remembers | x/x | Verb |
| dream | / | Noun |
| blood | / | Noun |
| experiencing | x/xxx | Verb |
| quick | / | Adjective |
| youth | / | Noun |
| film | / | Noun |
| past | / | Noun |
| event | x/ | Noun |
| begins | x/ | Verb |
| reveals | x/ | Verb |
| days | / | Noun |
| unconscious | x/x | Adjective |
| occasional | x/xx | Adjective |
| subjective | x/x | Adjective |
| framed | / | Verb |
| introduces | xx/x | Verb |
| tells | / | Verb |
| concludes | x/ | Verb |
| sort | / | Noun |
| depicts | x/ | Verb |
| long | / | Adjective |
| painful | /x | Adjective |
| night | / | Noun |
| use | / | Noun |
| kind | / | Noun |
| moment | /x | Noun |
| establishes | x/xx | Verb |
| possibility | xx/xx | Noun |
| having | /x | Verb |
| form | / | Noun |
| explains | x/ | Verb |
| occurs | x/ | Verb |
| opens | /x | Verb |
| middle | /x | Noun |
| means | / | Noun |
| relates | x/ | Verb |
| second | /x | Adjective |
| final | /x | Adjective |
| returns | x/ | Verb |
| something | /x | Noun |
| time | / | Noun |
| learn | / | Verb |
| shows | / | Verb |
| starts | / | Verb |
| prevent | x/ | Verb |
| follows | /x | Verb |
| bad | / | Adjective |
| mental | /x | Adjective |
| example | x/x | Noun |
| absorption | x/x | Noun |
| add | / | Verb, Noun |
| aria | /xx | Noun |
| assembling | x/xx | Noun |
| audition | x/x | Noun, Verb |
| block | / | Noun, Verb |
| bout | / | Noun, Verb |
| burst | / | Verb, Noun |
| create | x/ | Verb, Adjective |
| digression | x/x | Noun |
| eddy | /x | Noun, Verb |
| exorcism | /xxx | Noun |
| factor | /x | Noun, Verb |
| flash | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| folding | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| footnote | /x | Noun, Verb |
| forwarding | /xx | Noun |
| if | / | Noun |
| immersion | x/x | Noun |
| interrupt | xx/ | Verb, Noun |
| interview | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| jolt | / | Noun, Verb |
| lesson | /x | Noun, Verb |
| locking | /x | Noun |
| mixing | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| multidimensional | xxx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| narration | x/x | Noun |
| nested | /x | Adjective |
| occurrence | x/x | Noun |
| optimised | /xx | Verb, Adjective |
| periodic | xx/x | Adjective |
| spate | / | Noun, Verb |
| stint | / | Noun, Verb |
| expression | x/x | Noun |
| headlines | /x | Noun |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| collocation | xx/x | Noun |
| chunk | / | Noun, Verb |
| cluster | /x | Noun, Verb |
| vernacular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| standard | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| stovepipe | /x | Noun, Verb |
| dialect | /xx | Noun |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
