Plot+Setting Flashcards

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Plot

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Arrangement of events in a narrative.

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Narrative

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A spoken/written account of events- A (short) story.

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Conflicts

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The tension, struggle, or opposition that drives a plot.

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Exposition

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Contextual and background information told to readers about characters, plot, setting, and situation.

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Rising Action

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The events, marked by increasing tension and conflict building up to a story’s climax.

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Climax

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The point in a story when the conflict reaches it’s highest intensity.

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Suspense

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A literary device that uses tension to make the plot more thrilling.

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Comedy

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Used to refer to a dramatic work that has amusing plot.

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Tragedy

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A serious dramatic work in which the protagonist experiences a series of unfortunate reversals due to some character trait.

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Falling Action

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The result of the climax or turning point.

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Denouement

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AKA the phrase “Untying the knot.” - It’s a phase of a plot, the conflict is resolved and balance is restored.

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Resolution

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The working out of a plot’s conflicts, following the climax.

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In Medias Res

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Latin for “In the middle of things,” A technique when a narrative begins in the middle of action.

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Flashbacks

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A scene in a narrative that is set in an earlier time than the main action.

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Foreshadowing

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A plot device in which future events are hinted at.

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Setting

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Where and when a story takes place.