Creative Writing: High School: Plot Development, List 2

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  1. plot
    a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
  2. exposition
    a collection of things for public display
  3. action
    something done (usually as opposed to something said)
  4. rising action
    a series of plot events that build up toward the climax
  5. climax
    the highest point of anything
  6. conflict
    an open clash between two opposing groups
  7. falling action
    series of plot events following the climax of a narrative
  8. resolution
    a decision to do something or to behave in a certain manner
  9. denouement
    the outcome of a complex sequence of events
  10. dialogue
    a conversation between two persons
  11. monologue
    a dramatic speech by a single actor
  12. soliloquy
    speech you make to yourself
Created on Tue Jun 03 09:25:31 EDT 2025 (updated Tue Jun 03 09:35:28 EDT 2025)

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