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Fictional Narrative Basics - Plot
Unit Completion Date: End of Week 5
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Profluent plots have generally been described as containing four relatively distinct phases, each characterized by its role in developing the story's conflict and by the level of tension in the section relative to other parts of the story. These phases are:
Exposition: The beginning phase of the story, in which the dramatic situation is introduced. This section generally contains most of the basic information that the reader must know in order to understand the events that follow. Relative to the rest of the story, this phase is characterized by a low level of tension.
Complication: The phase during which the initial situation of the story is complicated by events and actions which lead to a heightening of tension that drives the story forward.
Climax: The moment at which the tension between rival forces in the story is at the height and some event, action, or new understanding causes the conflict to be settled and causes tension in the story to begin to decrease.
Resolution: The phase of the story in which levels of tension are returned to normal and questions raised in the first three phases may or may not be answered as the story concludes.
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