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Plot. Plot is the literary element that describes the structure of a story. It shows arrangement of events and actions within a story. Plot Components.
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Plot Plot is the literary element that describes the structure of a story. It shows arrangement of events and actions within a story.
Plot Components Climax: the turning point, the most intense moment—either mentally or in action; the point where we know with almost certainty how the story will end. Falling Action: all of the action which follows the climax Rising Action: the series of conflicts and crises in the story that lead to the climax Exposition: the start of the story, the situation before the action starts Resolution: the conclusion, the tying together of all of the threads
Plot: Conflict Conflict is the dramatic struggle between two forces in a story. Without conflict, there is no plot.
Character vs Character Character vs Nature Character vs Society Character vs Self Plot: Types of Conflict
Plot: Character vs. Character Conflict This type of conflict finds the main character in conflict with another character, human or not human.
Plot: Character vs. Nature Conflict This type of conflict finds the main character in conflict with the forces of nature, which serve as the antagonist.
Plot: Character vs. Society Conflict This type of conflict has the main character in conflict with a larger group: a community, society, culture, etc.
Plot: Character vs. Self Conflict In this type of conflict, the main character experiences some kind of inner conflict.