Plot and Setting Flashcards
Plot
Several basic events that form a whole narrative
Narrative
A spoken or written account of connected events; a story.
Conflicts
The tension, opposition, or struggle that drives a plot.
Exposition
Important background information
Rising action
The conflict becomes more clear
Climax
The point at which the story’s suspense, emotions, and tensions peak.
Suspense
A literary device that uses tension to make the plot more exciting
Comedy
Usually used to refer to a dramatic work that, in contrast to tragedy, has a light , amusing plot, features a happy ending, centers around ordinary people, and is written and preformed in the vernacular.
Tragedy
A serious dramatic work in which the protagonist experiences a series of unfortunate reversals due to some character trait referred to as a tragic flaw.
Falling action
In a plot diagram, this is the result or fallout of the climax or turning point.
Denouement
Untying the knot
Resolution
The working out of a plots conflicts, following the climax.
In medias res
In the middle of things
Flashbacks
A scene in a narrative that’s set in an earlier time than the main action
Foreshadowing
A plot device in which future events are hinted at
