Twilight Zone Vocabulary

2. gives the audience hints or signs about the future of the character or storyline
7. A way to divide a plot in drama. Each is a group of scenes that form an important part of the story.
8. Unjustified suspicion and mistrust of other people and their actions
10. A thing or event attributed to some force beyond scientific understanding or the laws of nature
12. any image, object, or action that stands for a deeper meaning
15. A remarkable or extraordinary person, event, or wonder

1. a feeling of excitement or anxiety while waiting for something uncertain to happen
2. a device that moves an audience from the present moment in a chronological narrative to a scene in the past
3. an unsuspected occurrence or turn of events in the story that completely changes the direction or expected outcome of the plot
4. A short mini-act at the beginning of the show that is used to set up the episode and catch the audience's attention
5. when phrases in a sentence have similar or the same grammatical structure
6. the forbidding of any parts of books, films, news, etc. that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security
9. a story within a story. It has a “surface story” that contains a hidden political or moral message
11. When the camera moves horizontally from one direction to the other. Can also include moving up and down or diagonally.
13. A situation or event that seems purposely contrary to expectations
14. A collection of selected writings, radio, or television episodes - usually on the same genre or subject - but with different storyline and characters