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Cause-and-effect events in a narrative
work, film, or other narrative, the plot is the mapping of events in which each one (except the final) affects at least one other. Plot is similar in meaning
Plot_(narrative)
Literary element
order and sometimes specifically referring to the ordering of the plot: the narrative series of events, though this can vary based on culture. In a play
Story_structure
Narrative technique
A plot twist is a literary technique that introduces a radical change in the direction of the plot in a work of fiction. When it happens near the end of
Plot_twist
Account that presents connected events
narrative as the elements of fiction. Characters are the individual persons inside a work of narrative; their choices and behaviors propel the plot forward
Narrative
Written or spoken commentary
Narrative tense: the choice of either the past or present grammatical tense to establish either the prior completion or current immediacy of the plot
Narration
Background information within a narrative
prior plot events, historical context, etc. In literature, exposition appears in the form of expository writing embedded within the narrative. An information
Exposition_(narrative)
Narrative technique
other ways where the narrative does not follow the direct causality pattern of the events featured, such as parallel distinctive plot lines, dream immersions
Nonlinear_narrative
List of methods used to convey information in a narrative
distinguished from narrative elements, which exist inherently in all works of narrative, rather than being merely optional strategies. Plot device Rhetorical
List_of_narrative_techniques
Gap or inconsistency in a storyline
a plot hole, plothole, or plot error is an inconsistency in a storyline that goes against the flow of logic established by the story's plot. Plot holes
Plot_hole
Plot device where audience gains previously unseen information
is a plot device in narrative structure and is the exposure to the reader or audience of a previously unseen key character, or element of plot or performance
Reveal_(narrative)
Story writing technique
A plot device or plot mechanism is any technique in a narrative used to move the plot forward. A clichéd plot device may annoy the reader and a contrived
Plot_device
2004 book by Christopher Booker
the modern world." Analytical psychology Heroine's journey Monomyth Plot (narrative) Mars-Jones, Adam (20 November 2004). "Terminator 2 Good, The Odyssey
The_Seven_Basic_Plots
Extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media
A story arc (also narrative arc) is the chronological construction of a plot in a novel or story. It can also mean an extended or continuing storyline
Story_arc
Central topic, subject, or message within a narrative
literary studies, a theme is a main topic, subject, or message within a narrative. Themes are ideas that are central to a story, which can often be summed
Theme_(narrative)
Point of highest tension in narrative
Ancient Greek κλῖμαξ (klîmax) 'staircase, ladder') or turning point of a narrative work is its point of highest tension and drama, or it is the time when
Climax_(narrative)
Fallacious approach to mislead an audience
List of fallacies § Red herring fallacies MacGuffin Non sequitur (fallacy) Plot twist Red herring prospectus Shaggy dog story Snipe hunt (a fool's errand
Red_herring
Character who contrasts with another character of a narrative work
In any narrative, a foil is a character who contrasts with another character, typically, a character who contrasts with the protagonist, in order to better
Foil_(narrative)
Story plot device
the plot and the motivation of the characters, but insignificant, unimportant, or irrelevant in itself. Thus, the use of a MacGuffin in a narrative is
MacGuffin
Interjected scene that takes a narrative back in time
more formally known as analepsis, is an interjected scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current point in the story. Flashbacks are often
Flashback_(narrative)
Literary device
strand of a narrative plot Hypodiegetic narrative Herman, David; Jahn, Manfred; Ryan, Marie-Laure (13 May 2013). Routledge Encyclopedia of Narrative Theory
Story_within_a_story
Story in a nested narration that brackets one or more embedded stories
frame story (also known as a frame tale, framing device, frame narrative, sandwich narrative, or intercalation) is a literary technique that serves as a
Frame_story
Element of story structure
US: /ˌdeɪnuːˈmɒ̃/) is an element in the structure of a story, in which all plot lines typically come to a resolution, events are explained, etc. It usually
Denouement
Dramatic principle
rifle; Russian: Чеховское ружьё, romanized: Chekhovskoye ruzhyo) is a narrative principle emphasizing that every element in a story should be necessary
Chekhov's_gun
Film genre
presented as if it were "raw" and complete or as if it had been edited into a narrative by those who "found" it. The most common use of the technique is in horror
Found footage (film technique)
Found_footage_(film_technique)
Secondary strand of a narrative plot
story is a strand of the plot that is a supporting side story for any story or for the main plot. Subplots may connect to main plots, in either time and place
Subplot
Plot device
Mistaken identity is a plot device whereby one person is taken for another and, often, vice versa. It is used in many comical plays, exemplified by the
Mistaken identity (plot device)
Mistaken_identity_(plot_device)
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up plot, plots, or plotting in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Plot or plotting may refer to: Plot (narrative), the connected story elements of
Plot
Interjected scene that takes a narrative forward in time
more formally known as prolepsis) is a scene that temporarily takes the narrative forward in time from the current point of the story in literature, film
Flashforward
Narrative technique
A narrative hook (or just hook) is a literary technique in the opening of a story that "hooks" the reader's attention so that they will keep on reading
Narrative_hook
Pattern in storytelling
hero's journey has been analyzed as an example of the sympathetic plot, a universal narrative structure in which a goal-directed protagonist confronts obstacles
Hero's_journey
Dramatic structure
The three-act structure is a model used in narrative fiction that divides a story into three parts (acts), often called the Setup, the Confrontation,
Three-act_structure
2018 thriller film
received generally negative reviews from critics, who criticized the plot, narrative, pacing, and direction, though some praised Robbie's performance and
Terminal_(film)
Literary and dramatic plot device
A deathtrap is a literary and dramatic plot device in which a villain who has captured the hero or another sympathetic character attempts to use an elaborate
Deathtrap_(plot_device)
A story structure, narrative structure, or dramatic structure (also known as a dramaturgical structure) is the structure of a dramatic work such as a
List_of_story_structures
Device to resolve the plot of a dramatic work
ʊs ɛks ˈmaːkʰɪnaː]; plural: dei ex machina; 'God from the machine') is a plot device, a type of denouement in which a seemingly unsolvable problem in a
Deus_ex_machina
Events preceding a plot in a story
In a narrative, a backstory or the background (information) is a set of events that establishes a character's past or that precedes and leads up to the
Backstory
Protagonist's error in Greek dramatic theory
"movement of spirit" within the protagonist to commit actions which drive the plot towards its tragic end, inspiring in the audience a build of pity and fear
Hamartia
Literary element of challenge that stands in the way of a goal
Conflict is a major element of narrative or dramatic structure in literature, particularly European and European diaspora literature starting in the 20th
Conflict_(narrative)
Speed at which a story is told
employing more dialogue and action and less slow-paced narrative, because they are generally plot-driven rather than character-driven, like literary and
Pace_(narrative)
Plot device used in fiction
inspired a narrative that Dickens would explore and develop throughout his career. The instalments would typically culminate at a point in the plot that created
Cliffhanger
Plot device wherein a fictional character is preserved from harm
Plot armor is a plot device wherein a fictional character is preserved from harm due to their necessity for the plot to proceed. The Oxford English Dictionary
Plot_armor
Reversal of circumstances, turning point
Oedipus...". Aristotle says that peripeteia is the most powerful part of a plot in a tragedy along with discovery (anagnorisis). A peripety is the change
Peripeteia
Social and cultural sharing of stories
morals). Crucial elements of stories and storytelling include plot, characters, and narrative point of view. The term "storytelling" can refer specifically
Storytelling
Tool to generate story ideas
A story generator or plot generator is a tool that generates basic narratives or plot ideas. The generator could be in the form of a computer program,
Story_generator
linguistically standardised, minimal state- or action-bearing unit of a narrative variant". The term was coined in the context of transdisciplinary research
Hyleme
Song
"A True Narrative of the Horrid Hellish Popish Plot" is a late seventeenth-century English broadside ballad telling the story of the contemporary anti-Catholic
A True Narrative of the Horrid Hellish Popish Plot
A_True_Narrative_of_the_Horrid_Hellish_Popish_Plot
Short and descriptive story telling
imagery and meaning rather than plot. Vignettes can be stand-alone, but they are more commonly part of a larger narrative, such as vignettes found in novels
Vignette_(literature)
Psychological theory
The theory of narrative identity (aka self-narrative) postulates that individuals form an identity by integrating their life experiences into an internalized
Narrative_identity
Study of narrative structures
separately, especially when dealing with the function and interest of narrative sequence and plot. Designating work as narratological is to some extent dependent
Narratology
1989 Northern Irish TV series or programme
regularly. The grainy 16mm film, together with the lack of dialogue, plot, narrative and music, give the film a cold, observational documentary feel. Nothing
Elephant_(1989_film)
Work of dramatic theory by Aristotle
the plot. Narratives, stories, structures, and poetics overlap. It is important for the poet to visualize all of the scenes when creating the plot. The
Poetics_(Aristotle)
Hong Kong girls with guns film series
film to film (other than a small supporting character) as there is no plot, narrative or character connection between the first two Michelle Yeoh movies
In the Line of Duty (film series)
In_the_Line_of_Duty_(film_series)
Psychological event that purges emotions
cultural and social narratives on white as well as black individuals in European-colonized contexts, exploring how these narratives serve as a means of
Catharsis
Pejorative term in literary criticism
James Blish. Knight went on to coin the term second-order idiot plot as a narrative "in which not merely the principals, but everybody in the whole society
Idiot_plot
Main character of a creative work
character typically receives the greatest narrative focus and plays the most significant role in advancing the central plot, even though other protagonists may
Protagonist
Narrative form
plot, but rather the characters, the author, the reader, and how each are in constant relay with one another. Haertsch, Gretchen. "The Dual Narrative-
Dual_narrative
Form of psychotherapy
Narrative therapy (or narrative practice) is a form of psychotherapy that seeks to help patients identify their values and the skills associated with
Narrative_therapy
activities involving computers play a central role in the development of the plot. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) HAL 9000 The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969)
List_of_films_about_computers
Greek word meaning 'character'
interaction between plot and character. He does this by discussing Aristotle's statements about plot and character in his Poetics: that plot can exist without
Ethos
Narrative structure in reverse order to the plot
Reverse chronology is a narrative structure and method of storytelling whereby the plot is revealed in reverse order. In a story employing this technique
Reverse_chronology
Allowing imagination when reading or viewing a fictional story
speculative fiction, in order to believe it for the sake of enjoying its narrative. Historically, the concept originates in the Greco-Roman principles of
Suspension_of_disbelief
Communication by means of imitation
and the good. Plato contrasted mimesis, or imitation, with diegesis, or narrative. After Plato, the meaning of mimesis eventually shifted toward a specifically
Mimesis
1976 film by Alfred Hitchcock
Family Plot is a 1976 American black comedy thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock in his final directorial feature, and starring Karen Black, Bruce
Family_Plot
to be factual. In literature, a work of fiction can refer to a flash narrative, short story, novella, and novel, the latter being the longest form of
List_of_writing_genres
Narrative with imaginary elements
of narrative, including all works of narrative fiction. Namely, all narratives include the elements of character, conflict, narrative mode, plot, setting
Fiction
Narrative technique
A narrative work beginning in medias res (Classical Latin: [ɪn ˈmɛdɪ.aːs ˈreːs], lit. "into the middle of things") opens in the chronological middle of
In_medias_res
Significant event within a plot
In television and film, a plot point is any incident, episode, or event that "hooks" into the action and spins it around into another direction. Noted
Plot_point
Art and craft of writing screenplays
Screenwriters are responsible for researching the story, developing the narrative, writing the script, screenplay, dialogues and delivering it, in the required
Screenwriting
Literary technique
present plot points that are difficult to bring into the narrative, such as character traits, events, or themes which may drive the current narrative or to
Foreshadowing
Plot device in mythology and fiction
A quest is a journey toward a specific mission or a goal. It serves as a plot device in mythology and fiction: a difficult journey towards a goal, often
Quest
Moment of critical discovery in literature
refrains from sacrificing them. Aristotle considered these complex plots superior to simple plots without anagnorisis or peripeteia, such as when Medea resolves
Anagnorisis
Critical term and dramaturgical technique
theatrical narrative. Carl Weber, who worked as a director with Brecht at his Berliner Ensemble, explains that: "[w]hat he [Brecht] called fabel was the plot of
Fabel
A narrative typically ends in one set way, but certain kinds of narrative allow for multiple endings. The Death-Ray by Daniel Clowes Cliff Hanger by Jack
Types of fiction with multiple endings
Types_of_fiction_with_multiple_endings
Nonlinear narrative – a story whose plot does not conform to conventional chronology, causality, and/or perspective. Novel – a long, written narrative, normally
List_of_narrative_forms
computational narratology and narrative planning. In 2010, Mark Riedl and Vadim Bulitko published "Narrative Planning: Balancing Plot and Character," proposing
Narrative_intelligence
structure (including plot, theme, irony, foreshadowing, etc.) characterization, and communicator's perspective. Characteristics of a narrative were defined as
Narrative_criticism
State of mental uncertainty
uncertainty, doubt, or undecidedness. In a narrative work, suspense is the audience's excited anticipation about the plot or conflict (which may be heightened
Suspense
2026 Indian streaming television series
heavy focus on staging lengthy rap sequences occasionally diluted the plot's narrative urgency, though she credited the series for its sincerity regarding
Lukkhe
for a novel in which the principal or main narrative (or "frame story") is interrupted by secondary narratives (involving secondary characters and/or told
Roman_à_tiroirs
Type of plot device
metaphorically left to "dangle" or "hang". A dangler, or dangling plotline, is a plot device in fiction where a plotline is forgotten, phased out and eventually
Dangler_(plot_device)
Novel written as a series of letters
letters into plot architecture. The widely transmitted Historia Apollonii regis Tyri shows how epistolary exchange could move a prose narrative forward in
Epistolary_novel
Recurring element that has symbolic significance in a story
throughout a story; often, it helps develop larger narrative elements such as the story's themes or mood. A narrative motif can be created through the use of imagery
Motif_(narrative)
Medical approach
Narrative medicine is the discipline of applying the skills used in analyzing literature to interviewing patients. The premise of narrative medicine is
Narrative_medicine
Narrative device used in literature
In literary criticism, stream of consciousness is a narrative mode or method that attempts "to depict the multitudinous thoughts and feelings which pass
Stream_of_consciousness
Autobiography
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave is an 1845 memoir and treatise on abolition written by African-American orator and former
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Narrative_of_the_Life_of_Frederick_Douglass
Sequence of situations in narrative theory
A narrative thread, or plot thread (or, more ambiguously, a storyline), refers to particular elements and techniques of writing to center the story in
Narrative_thread
Genre of narrative
Episodic storytelling is a genre of narrative that is divided into a fixed set of episodes. Multiple episodes are usually grouped together into a series
Episodic_storytelling
Literature following a predictable form
fiction is literature in which the storylines and plots have been reused to the extent that the narratives are predictable. It is similar to genre fiction
Formula_fiction
Babies who are erroneously switched at birth
has been discovered more frequently. The phenomenon has been common as a plot device in fiction since the 18th century. In real life, such a switch occurs
Babies_switched_at_birth
Character in a narrative that is not focused on by the primary storyline
character, is a character in a narrative that is not the focus of the primary storyline, but is important to the plot/protagonist, and appears or is mentioned
Supporting_character
Plot device that resets continuity in works of fiction
The reset button technique (based on the idea of status quo ante) is a plot device for interrupting continuity in works of fiction. The reset button device
Reset_button_technique
Term used by Aristotle for the plot of an Athenian tragedy
tragedy's plot as a "representation of an action" or "the arrangement of the incidents" that "represents the action". Aristotle distinguishes plot from praxis
Mythos_(Aristotle)
Aspect of literature
A setting (or backdrop) is the time and geographic location within a narrative, either non-fiction or fiction. It is a literary element. The setting initiates
Setting_(narrative)
1678–1681 English anti-Catholic hysteria
execution of the five Jesuits A Ballad upon the Popish Plot "A True Narrative of the Horrid Hellish Popish Plot" Anti-Catholicism Crypto-papism Heald 1992, p. 605
Popish_Plot
Dramatic part of a story, at a specific time and place, between specific characters
What or who is standing in the character's way? Fiction Long take Plot (narrative) Scene and sequel Theatrical scenery LaPlante A (2007). The Making
Scene_(performing_arts)
Literary or social stereotype story character
expectations and, in some cases, they can also enhance narrative elements like suspense, irony, or plot twists if those expectations end up subverted. There
Stock_character
Stock narrative plot
as the most popular narrative form in the 20th century, did not abandon this innovation of the novel. Rather, the marriage plot has enjoyed a continued
Marriage_plot
2019 novel by Erin Morgenstern
describing or following the novel's plot narrative is because The Starless Sea is less about the narrative plot, and more about the philosophical underpinnings
The_Starless_Sea
1838 novel by Edgar Allan Poe
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, written and published in 1838, is the only complete novel by the American writer Edgar Allan Poe. The
The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket
The_Narrative_of_Arthur_Gordon_Pym_of_Nantucket
Plot device in fiction
is a plot device in fiction which uses the notion of a hypothetical universe co-existing with another, typically to enable alternative narrative possibilities
Parallel_universes_in_fiction
PLOT NARRATIVE
PLOT NARRATIVE
Male
Greek
(Λώτ) Greek form of Hebrew Lowt, LOT means "covering, veil." In the bible, this is the name of a nephew of Abraham and father of Moab.
Biblical
Lotan, wrapt up; hidden; covered; myrrh; rosin
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Boat Pilot
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived on a small plot of land, from late Old English plot.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : occupational name for a fence maker or carpenter, from Slavic ‘fence’ (Polish płot, Russian plot). Compare Plotnik.
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Plow.
Boy/Male
Welsh
From the plow land.
Girl/Female
Australian, Hebrew
Plow
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the personal name Pilot, a Middle English pet form of the Old English personal name PÄ«la.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Like Pot
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend Biblical Hebrew
Name of a king.
Boy/Male
French
From the flat land.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Earthen Pot
Girl/Female
Biblical
Lot.
Boy/Male
Latin
Pilot of Aeneas's boat.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Telugu
Sacred Pot
Girl/Female
British, English, German
Defensive
Girl/Female
Biblical
Suspension of the plow.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Lot.
Male
Arthurian
, king of Orkney.
Boy/Male
Arabic
Coffee-pot
PLOT NARRATIVE
PLOT NARRATIVE
Boy/Male
Hindu
Girl/Female
Australian, French, Greek, Latin
Daughter of the Sun
Female
Scottish
Variant spelling of Scottish Dearbhfhorghaill, DEARBHORGHIL means "true testimony."
Girl/Female
American, British, English
Beaver-stream
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Rajasthani, Telugu
Propriety of a King
Boy/Male
Tamil
Shailender | ஷைலேநà¯à®¤à¯‡à®°
King of mountains, Himalaya
Girl/Female
American, German
True
Boy/Male
English
Related to Avyan
Boy/Male
Muslim
Servant of the mighty
Boy/Male
Australian, Hebrew
Peace
PLOT NARRATIVE
PLOT NARRATIVE
PLOT NARRATIVE
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PLOT NARRATIVE
v. t.
To shut with violence; to slam; as, to slot a door.
n.
A crucible; as, a graphite pot; a melting pot.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Plot
n.
Any scheme, stratagem, secret design, or plan, of a complicated nature, adapted to the accomplishment of some purpose, usually a treacherous and mischievous one; a conspiracy; an intrigue; as, the Rye-house Plot.
n.
A small extent of ground; a plat; as, a garden plot.
n.
A small piece or plot of ground laid out with some design, or for a special use; usually, a portion of flat, even ground.
v. i.
To take a blot; as, this paper blots easily.
v. t.
To make a plot, map, pr plan, of; to mark the position of on a plan; to delineate.
n.
A metallic or earthen vessel, appropriated to any of a great variety of uses, as for boiling meat or vegetables, for holding liquids, for plants, etc.; as, a quart pot; a flower pot; a bean pot.
a.
Secure against harm by plots.
n.
A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field; as, a building lot in a city.
imp. & p. p.
of Plot
a.
Alt. of Polt-footed
v. t.
To lay out in plats or plots, as ground.
n.
A share in such a plot or scheme; a participation in any stratagem or conspiracy.
n.
A plot; a plan; a design; a diagram; a map; a chart.
n.
The quantity contained in a pot; a potful; as, a pot of ale.
n.
A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively; as, a lot of stationery; -- colloquially, sometimes of people; as, a sorry lot; a bad lot.
n.
Contrivance; deep reach of thought; ability to plot or intrigue.
v. t.
To obliterate, as writing with ink; to cancel; to efface; -- generally with out; as, to blot out a word or a sentence. Often figuratively; as, to blot out offenses.