Plot + Setting Flashcards
What is Plot?
Plot is a short story or narrative that consists of several basic events that form a whole Narrative.
What is Narrative?
Narrative is a story.
What are Conflicts?
Conflicts are events presented by authors that must be resolved, and the tension created by conflicts develops the complexity of a short story or novel.
What is Exposition?
Exposition is important background information on the characters, setting, and situation. May lead to understanding of the conflict.
What is rising action?
Rising Action is where after a inciting incident or significant event, the conflict becomes more clear, and the main character starts to experience complications.
What is Climax?
Climax is the point at which the stories suspense, emotions, and tensions peak. Can be a Comedy or a Tragedy.
What is suspense?
Suspense is a feeling the reader gets from certain wording or information being provided by the narrator.
What is a Comedy?
A comedy is a story where in the climax, the protagonists situation often improves. Often contains humor.
What is a Tragedy?
A tragedy is a story in which at the climax, the protagonists situation often worsens.
What is Falling Action?
Falling Action is opposite of rising action, the falling action details the effects of what happens at the climax of the narrative, and the conflict comes to a point of resolution.
What is Denouement?
Denouement is often the shortest part of the plot, it is a sense of balance that has been restored- and often expresses a “morale of the story”.
What is Resolution?
Resolution is the ending of the story or the conclusion, in recent times authors have been leaving out a resolution to leave readers questioning about the meaning of the narrative’s events.
What is In Medias Res?
In medias res is when a story starts in the middle or just prior to an important event midway through the overall story, not the beginning.
What are Flashbacks?
Flashbacks are events which the narrator uses to explain what happened prior to the story’s beginning.
What is Foreshadowing?
Foreshadowing is when narrators use events or wording to hint at events to come.
