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Name : A’an Wilein Js Penga

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The Summary of Plot

1. What is Plot

Plot is the literary element that describes the structure of a story. It shows the a
causal arrangement of events and actions within a story.

Plot – noun: the main storyline of a literary work.

Narrative Order : the sequence of events

• Chronological

• Flashback

• Time Lapse

2. Kinds of Plot
a. Pyramid Plot Structure
The most basic and traditional form of plot is pyramid-shaped. This structure has
been described in more detail by Aristotle and by Gustav Freytag.
b. Aristotle’s Unified Plot
The basic triangle-shaped plot structure was described by Aristotle in 350 BCE.
Aristotle used the beginning, middle, and end structure to describe a story that moved
along a linear path, following a chain of cause and effect as it works toward the
solution of a conflict or crisis.
c. Freytag’s Plot Structure
Freytag modified Aristotle’s system by adding a rising action (or complication)
and a falling action to the structure. Freytag used the five-part design shown above to
describe a story’s plot.

3. Types of Linear Plots


 Chronological order
 Flashback
 In media res (in the middle of things) when the story starts in the middle of the action
without exposition

4. A. Plot Components
There are some plot components, namely :
Climax : the turning point, the most intense moment—either mentally or in action

Rising Action : the series of conflicts and crisis in the story that lead to the climax

Falling Action : all of the action which follows the climax

Exposition : the start of the story, the situation before the action starts

Resolution : the conclusion, the tying together of all of the threads

B. Plot Diagrams as Outlines

• I. Exposition

Who? Where? When?

• II. Conflict

What is the problem?

• III. Rising Action

Event 1

Event 2

Event 3

• IV. Climax

Where does the story turn?

• V. Falling Action

Necessary explanation?

• VI. Resolution

A sense of completion?

5. Conflict
Conflict is the dramatic struggle between two forces in a story. Without conflict,
there is no plot.
6. Types of Conflict
There are two kinds of conflict namely, interpersonal conflict and internal conflict :
A. Interpersonal Conflict
 Human vs Human
` This type of conflict finds the main character in conflict with another character,
human or not human.
 Human vs Nature
This type of conflict finds the main character in conflict with the forces of nature,
which serve as the antagonist.
 Human vs Society
This type of conflict has the main character in conflict with a larger group: a
community, society, culture, etc.
B. Internal Conflict
 Human vs Self
In this type of conflict, the main character experiences some kind of inner
conflict.

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