Plot and its parts
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The document discusses the key elements of plot, including exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. It explains that the plot is the sequence of arranged events in a story that has a beginning, middle, and end. It also defines the main parts of a plot as the exposition where the characters and setting are revealed, the rising action where complications and conflict emerge, the climax as the turning point, the falling action where events start to resolve, and the resolution where all conflicts are ultimately resolved and the story concludes.
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Plot and its parts
- 1. THE PLOT AND ITS PARTS
- 2. PLOT The plot is how the author arranges events to develop his basic idea; It is the sequence of events in a story. The plot is a planned, logical series of events having a beginning, middle, and end. The short story usually has one plot so it can be read in one sitting.
- 3. PARTS OF A PLOT
- 4. EXPOSITION The beginning of the story where the characters and the setting is revealed.
- 5. RISING ACTION This is where the events in the story become complicated and the conflict in the story is revealed.This is the place for tension and excitement.
- 6. CLIMAX This is the highest point of interest and the turning point of the story. The reader wonders what will happen next; will the conflict be resolved or not? It is the main event or danger that the character faces.
- 7. FALLING ACTION The events and complications begin to resolve themselves. The reader knows what has happened next and if the conflict was resolved or not. •
- 8. RESOLUTION Also often called denouement, which is French for "to untie" or "unraveling", is the final outcome of the story. Here, the conflicts are resolved, all loose ends are tied up, and the story concludes with either a happy or sad ending. •