Plot Flashcards
(10 cards)
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Exposition
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The introduction to the plot
- Characters are introduced
- Setting is revealed
- Mood or tone is established
1
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Five elements of fiction
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- Plot
- Point of view
- Characters
- Setting
- Theme
2
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Rising action
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When all the obstacles and complications happen
3
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Conflict
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Drives the plot
- Person versus person
- Person versus society
- Person versus nature
- Person versus self
- Person versus technology
4
Q
Climax
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Turning point, or high point of interest and suspense in the plot.
5
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Falling Action
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Follows the climax
- The events include the results of the main characters action or decision.
6
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Resolution
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Where the conflict is resolved
7
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Chronological order
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Unfolds events in the order in which they occur
8
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Flashback
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Presents an event that occurred earlier or in the past
9
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Foreshadowing
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Clues to events that will occur in the future or later in the story
