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Narrative Flash Cards
5 key elements of plot
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English
11th Grade
10/28/2024

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Exposition
Definition
Here, the story is introduced and background information about its characters and setting are explained.
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Rising action
Definition
Here, tension is introduced and the reader is led into the story's climax. This is where the reader might learn of the impending conflict or where the character might begin their journey.
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Conflict
Definition
Here is where the action of a story comes to a head and the character(s) faces whatever challenge opposes them. This may be an internal conflict or an external one (other characters, the environment, or supernatural).
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Falling action
Definition
Here, the action and tension of the climax begin to lower and the story nears its natural end.
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Resolution
Definition
This is the end of the story where any leftover questions or conflicts are explained or otherwise tied up. It is important to ensure that, upon its end, a story is complete so that readers are left satisfied.
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Setting
Definition
The place, time, climate, ect. in which a story takes place
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Plot
Definition
The events that happen within a story and the description of how and why one event leads to another.
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Character
Definition
Any being or thing written about in a story.
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