Plot+Setting Flashcards
Plot
Several basic events that form a whole story
Narrative
A story
Conflicts
The tension, opposition, or struggle that drives the plot
Exposition
Learning background info at the beginning
Rising Action
After an inciting incident or significant event, the conflicts becomes more clear, and the main character starts to experience complications.
Climax
Tensions peak
Suspense
Uses tension to make the plot more exciting
Comedy
Amusing/funny
Tragedy
A serious dramatic work
Falling Action
Things calm down
Denouement
“Untying the knot”
Learning how to resolve the problem
The moral of the story
Resolution
Working out of a plot’s conflict following the climax
In media res
“In the middle action”
Prior to an important event midway through the overall story
Flashbacks
Learning what happened before
Foreshadowing
Implications on what will happen in the future
