Plot & Setting Flashcards
Plot
A short story or novel consists of several basic events that form a whole narrative
Narrative
A story
Conflict
a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one
Exposition
Information about the character, the setting, and the situation
Rising Action
After an inciting incident of significant event, the conflict becomes more clear, & the main character starts to experience complications
Climax
The point at which the story’s suspense, emotions, and tensions peak is the climax
Suspense
a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen
Comedy
a movie, play, or broadcast program intended to make an audience laugh.
Tragedy
a play dealing with tragic events and having an unhappy ending, especially one concerning the downfall of the main character.
Falling Action
Opposite the causes behind the rising action, the falling action details the effects of what happens at the climax of the narrative, & the conflict comes to a point of resolution
Denouement
means “untying the knot” this part is often the shortest. readers learn how conflict has reached a resolution
Resolution
Mean readers still have questions about the meaning of a narratives events
in medias res
A Latin term meaning “in the middle of the action” or just prior to an important event midway through the overall story
Flashbacks
A narrator explains what had happen prior to the story’s beginning
Foreshadowing
To hint at events to come
