Creative Writing: Middle School: Plot Development, List 2

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  1. plot
    the story that is told, as in a novel, play, movie, etc.
  2. subplot
    a subordinate or secondary story in a work of fiction
  3. exposition
    an account that sets forth the intent of a story
  4. action
    the series of events that form a plot
  5. rising action
    a series of plot events that build up toward the climax
  6. climax
    the decisive moment in a novel or play
  7. conflict
    opposition in a work of fiction between characters or forces
  8. tension
    feelings of hostility that are not manifest
  9. falling action
    series of plot events following the climax of a narrative
  10. resolution
    the way the main complication of a literary work is settled
  11. denouement
    the resolution of the main complication of a literary work
  12. script
    a written version of a play or other dramatic composition
  13. dialogue
    the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction
  14. monologue
    a dramatic speech by a single actor
  15. soliloquy
    a dramatic speech giving the illusion of unspoken reflection
Created on Wed Jun 04 14:06:14 EDT 2025 (updated Wed Jun 04 14:13:35 EDT 2025)

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