plot and setting Flashcards
Plot
The arrangement of events in a narrative
Narrative
a story
Conflicts
The tension, opposition, or stuggle that derives a plot
Exposition
The background information of the characters.
Rising Action
After a significant event, or something to give you incite the conflict becomes more clear
climax
The point that the story’s emotion, or tensions peak
suspense
literary device that uses tension to make the plot more exciting
Tragedy
A serious dramatic work in which the protagonist experiences a series of events due to some character trait
comedy
used to refer to dramatic work that in contrast to tragedy has light
denoument
means that the confflict has been resolved and balance is resorted to
resolution
The worrking out of the plots conflicts
in media res
When a story starts in the middle
Flash backs
used to explain what happened prior to the stories beginning
foreshadowing
hints what events are to come
setting
creates expectations of what the sotry is going to look like
