Plot + Setting Flashcards
Plot
The arrangement of events in a narrative
Narrative
Short story or novel
Conflict
The tension, opposition, or struggle that drives a plot
Denouement
A sense of balance has been restored, often expresses a sort of “moral of the story” or “they lived happily ever after”
Exposition
Contextual and background information told to readers (rather than shown through action) about the characters, plot, setting, and situation
Rising Action
The events, marked by increasing tension , and conflict, that build up to a story’s climax
Climax
The point in a story when the conflict reaches its highest intensity
Comedy
Usually used to refer to a dramatic work that, in contrast to tragedy, has a light, amusing plot, features a happy ending, centers around ordinary people, and is written and performed in the vernacular
Falling Action
Result (or fallout) of the climax or turning point
Suspence
A literary device that uses tension to make the plot more exciting; it is the effect created by artful delays and selective dissemination of information
Tradegy
A serious dramatic work in which the protagonist experiences a series of unfortunate reversals due to some character trait
Resolution
The working out of plot’s conflicts, following the climax
Foreshadowing
A plot device in which future events are hinted at
Flashback
A scene in a narrative that is set in an earlier time than the main action
In Medias Res
Latin for “in the middle of things,” a technique in which a narrative begins in the middle of the action
