Word List on Summaries (fiction)

Introduction: (Title) is a novel by (author).; (Title) was written by (author).; The story is about (topic).; The novel tells the story of (hero/topic).; (Title) tells of (hero), who ...; In (title) by (author), the reader is taken; into (place/time of story).; (Title) is the story of (hero/action/...); (Title) is set in the period of (event).
Content: As the story begins, ...; During ...; While ...; As/When ...; Since/As ...; Just then ...; After ...; Before ...; Before long ...; Soon ...; Soon afterwards ...; As soon as ...; One day/evening ...; The following day ...; Some time later ...; Hours/Months/Years later, ....; By morning/the next day/the time ...; Meanwhile ...; However, ...; Again/Once again ...; At this point ...; To his surprise ...; This incident is/was followed by ...; To make matters even worse ...; Eventually, .../Finally, ...