plot structure

PLOT STRUCTURE

• -Plot structure-plot is a literary term used to describe the events that make up a story or the main part of a story.
• -Plot refers to the sequence of events inside a story which affect other events through the principle of cause and effect.
• - The events of plot structure are:
• Introduction or Exposition.
• Inciting incident.
• Rising Action.
• Climax.
• Falling Action.
• Resolution.

Introduction/Exposition.

• The exposition/introduction is the portion of a story that introduces important background information to the audience.
• The exposition a literary device used to introduce background information about events, settings, characters etc.

exposition

• The first sentence is the exposition because you learn a bit about the characters.
• You learn that there is a Shepherd in Pemba who owns sheep and that it was a long time ago.
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Inciting incident

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• The inciting incident is the event that leads to the rising conflict.
• The Inciting incident is when the Shepherd decided to play a trick on the other shepherds.

Rising Action

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• The rising action are events that lead to the climax.
• In the story the rising action is when the shepherd constantly plays tricks on the fellow shepherds.

climax

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• The climax is when the story hits the peak of excitement.
• The climax in this story is when the the sheep are eaten by a wolf.

Falling Action

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• The falling action of this story is when the story begins to calm down.
• In this story the resolution is when the the wolf is done eating the sheep.

Resolution

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• The resolution is the end of the story sometime its when you get closer.
• The resolution in this story is when the shepherd lives a miserable life.