plot

Concept in narratology: presentation of a sequence of events in a narrative work

Also known as syuzhet · sujet · sjužet

Instance of: literary element
Part of: fabula and syuzhet

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The plot is the series of related events in a narrative. So, each event affects at least one other. Plot may be synonymous with storyline. Simple plots, such as in a traditional ballad, can be linearly sequenced, but plots can also exhibit complex interwoven structures, with each part sometimes referred to as a subplot.

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Different from: Fabula.org
Has characteristic: plot device
Uses: story
kishōtenketsu
Facet of: narrative
Studied by: narratology
Has part(s) of the class: fictional occurrence
mythical event
Partially coincident with: storyline

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