setting. The most basic definition of setting is one of place and time.
Setting: time and place
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. Mood is the feeling we get from a story; tone is a way of getting that feeling across.)
They are two separate things don't get these confused.
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Falling Action: The events that take place after the climax are called the falling action.
Goes in between climax and denouement. These events are results of the climax.
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Dénouement: The word dénouement comes from the French “to untie” and the Latin “knot,” which gives us an indication of its purpose.
resolved
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Climax: The climax has often been described as the “turning point” of a story. A good way to think of it is the incident that allows the main conflict of a story to resolve.
The climax allows character to solve a problem or it could be a battle between the protagonist and the antagonist. some plots might have a sub- climax.
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Rising Action: The rising action is comprised of a series of events that build up to the climax of the story. It introduces us to secondary conflicts and creates tension in the story.
make the series of events that make the climax happen.
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Exposition: This is the part of the story that tells us the setting. We find out who the main characters are and where the story takes place.
The exposition also hints at themes and conflicts that happen later on in the story.
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Inciting Incident: This is the event that sets the main conflict into motion.
A confliction event that started before the conflict happens.
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A plot has several main elements: inciting incident, exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and dénouement.
The plot is a storyline. Defining the plot as the main events of a book, short story, play, poem, etc.
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protagonist and antagonist.
The protagonist is the focal point of the conflict, meaning he or she is the main character of the story. The antagonist is the other half of the conflict it doesn't have to be a person it can be a nation, group, or even a set of ideas.
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foil.
A character that can illustrate a different side of the main conflict.
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archetype
simply means original pattern and does not always appl to characters. like an apple.
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we may be allowed access to their consciousness, either by the use of first-person narration or third-person focalisation, and it is extremely likely that they will undergo some sort of significant personal change (for better or worse) as a result of their experiences. These kinds of characters are sometimes known as dynamic. Other characters, often described as static, may be much less thoroughly-drawn; they may be introduced to the narrative primarily to perform a particular narrative or thematic function, and will probably undergo little or no change in the course of the story.
dynamic are characters either by use of first person narration or by third person focalisation and other characters described as static may be much less thoroughly drawn.
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How do writers of prose fiction make us respond to the imaginary people they create? In order to encourage us to continue reading, writers must force us to react in some way to their characters, whether it is to identify, empathise, or sympathise with them; to dislike or disapprove of them; or to pass judgement on their actions, behaviour and values.
For the Exit West book that I am reading I will pass judgement on their actions, behaviors and values I want to identify the characters more.
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