plot + setting Flashcards
1
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Plot
A
Short story or novel consists of several basic events that form a whole narrative
2
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narrative
A
a story
3
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conflicts
A
tension opposition or struggle that drives plot
4
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exposition
A
important background information
5
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rising action
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after significant event conflict becomes clear
6
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climax
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story’s tensions peak
7
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suspense
A
feeling uncertainty of what will happen
8
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comedy
A
situation improves
9
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tragedy
A
situation worsens
10
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falling action
A
details effects of climax
11
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denouement
A
resolution
12
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resolution
A
conclusion resolving conflicts
13
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in media res
A
middle of the action
14
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flashbacks
A
narrator explains what happened prior to stories beginning
15
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foreshadowing
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hint at events to come
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