1. Elements of Literature
9th English

2. Plot Plot is the story itself
A series of unrelated events like links in a chain
Each event hooks our curiosity and pulls us forward to the next event

3. Conflict: The Fuel of the Narrative
Conflict: disagreements or struggles throughout stories
External conflict: the struggle takes place between two characters, between a character and a group, or between a character and something nonhuman
Internal conflict: a struggle that takes place in a character’s mind or heart

4. Parts of a Plot
1. Exposition: opening of the story when characters and conflicts are introduced
2. Complications: these are extra problems characters encounter when trying to solve the main conflict
3. Climax: the key scene in the story, where the tense and exciting action occurs

5. Parts of a Plot
4. Resolution (denouement): occurs at the end of the story, where all the struggles are over and we know what will happen to the characters

6. Timing
Chronological order: most stories occur in real time, unfolding from beginning to the end
Flashback: a story that goes back and revisits events that have already taken place that are influencing current events

7. Timing
Flash-forward: a story jumps ahead of the present by minutes, hours, days, or even years
Foreshadowing: hints or clues that suggest what is going to come or happen in the story