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Barnes - plot struct
Terms that define the different elements of plot
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Background situation | what is happening when the story begins |
| climax | story's high point, main conflict is solved |
| Exposition | Introduction of setting, characters and background situation |
| falling action | loose ends are tied up, smaller problems are resolved |
| Initiating event | event that starts the central conflict |
| Plot | What happens in a story; series of events |
| Rising action | Complications to the central conflict; most of the story's action takes place here |
| Resolution | the end; conclusion of story |
| Setting | Time and place of a story |
| Characters | the participants in a story |
| Theme | truth about life revealed in a work of literature |