plot – the series of events parts of the plot. exposition the conditions present at the beginning...
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Plot – the series of events
PARTS OF THE PLOT
Exposition• The conditions present at
the beginning of the story• Background information• Setting
Inciting Incident• The first evidence of
conflict in the story• Where the action starts
Rising Action• Sequence of events
occurring between the inciting incident and the climax
• Events in the rising action should relate to the conflict
Climax • The highest point of
interest or emotion in the story
• The point where the two opposing forces are strongest
Falling Action • Events leading to the end
of the conflict• The outcome of the conflict
Resolution / Denouement
• The end of the conflict• Events that end the
story
OTHER SHORT STORY ELEMENTS
ConflictA.
What is it? 1. The struggle between two opposing forces 2. The problem in the story
B. Types 1. External conflict – involves an outside source2. Internal conflict –goes on within the character
Protagonist• The main character• Often the hero• The character that the
reader becomes emotionally involved with
Antagonist• The character who goes up
against the protagonist in the conflict
• Often the villain
Setting
Role of setting:• Background for action• Adds details necessary to the
story• Drives the action of the plot
(The story couldn’t take place in a different setting)
Setting includes:• Time – when story occurs
(could be as specific as second or as broad as year, decade, century, era, etc.)
• Place – where the story takes place (could be as specific as a particular
building, or as broad as a solar system)
• Conditions/context – what is the social or political situation
Setting
ThemeT
he--So What!
1. What the protagonist learns
2. What the reader can take and apply to his/her life (lesson learned)
•Different from topic which is what the story is about.
•For example, the topic of the movie Rudy is “football”, but the theme is “never give up.”