Plot & Setting Flashcards
Plot
short story or novel consists of several basic events that form a whole narrative
Narrative
a story
Conflict
tension, opposition, or struggle that drives a plot
Exposition
In a literary work, contextual and background information told to readers
Rising Action
the events, marked by increasing tension and conflict, that build up to a story’s climax
Climax
the point in a when the conflict reaches its highest point
Suspense
a literary device that uses tension to make the plot more exciting
Comedy
a dramatic work that, in contrast to a tragedy, has a light, amusing plot, features a happy ending, and is written and preformed in the vernacular
Tragedy
a serious dramatic work in which the protagonist experiences a series of unfortunate events
Falling Action
in a plot diagram, this is a result pf the climax
Denouement
this means “untying the knotting”; in this phase of the plot, the conflict has been resolved and balance is restored to the world of the story
Resolution
the working out of a plot’s conflicts
In Medias Res
latin for “in the middle of things” a technique in which a narrative begins in the middle of the action
Flashback
a scene in a narrative that is set in an earlier time than the main action
Foreshadowing
a plot device in which future events are hinted at
