Structure and Plot

A meeting between characters is...

• event

• episode

• encounter

• scene

An event is

• a meeting between characters

• a plot happening related to a conflict

• a storyline often contained within a chapter

• the setting and action of the plot

Check all which apply to Functions of Events

• To introduce or develop plot.

• Has a direct impact on the arc of the storyline.

• To advance the narrator's agenda.

• To develop characters or themes.

Which of the following does NOT pertain to a significant event?

• Told outside of chronological time.

• Important to the unfolding narrative.

• Heightens the conflict of the story

• Helps to develop characters.

Which of the following applies to the concept of plot?

• The progression of connected events in a narrative.

• Conveyed to the audience by the author.

• Each event builds on others.

• Utilizes a cause-and-effect relationship.

Which of the two refers to the order of events in a narrative as told by the narrator?

• Sequence

• Chronological Time

Define Exposition.

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Which of the following are introduced in Exposition?

• characters and their roles

• relationships between characters

• relationships between setting and character

• setting details

Values are

• fundamental beliefs which guide attitude and actions

• an inclination to like or dislike something

• the vantage point from which a character or narrator sees something

• an outside obstruction to your desires.

If a character is struggling with the desire to move away from home and the desire to spend time with their dying mother, they are experiencing

• External Conflict

• Internal Conflict

• Intersection of Conflicts