All shorts stories are divided into five major parts‚ an exposition‚ rising action‚ climax‚ falling action and last but not least‚ a resolution. In the short story “Desiree’s Baby” by Kate Chopin is divided into the five parts of a plot but concentrates mostly on the conflict‚ climax and resolution. The exposition is an important major part of a short story‚ it is used to catch the reader’s attention or in other words the hook. This is important because as you know a reader would greatly be more
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Paul’s Case was not‚ by any means‚ my favorite short movie. However‚ most of the necessary literary elements were present. The plot begins with the exposition‚ which is Paul’s failure to pay attention and rebellious acts. Instead of being interested in his education‚ Paul is fascinated by art and theater as shown through his job at the theater. The rising action begins‚ as Paul’s father is angry because he wants Paul to be successful through education. Paul looses his job at the theater because of his
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A majority of plays follow a 5 act system creating a correlation between the acts and the exposition‚ rising action‚ climax‚ falling action‚ and resolution of a story. Many can argue that Macbeth follows this same pattern‚ however‚ with a more in depth look at the story the obvious climax occurs in Act 2‚ followed by two acts of falling action and finally a resolution in Act 5. This can be observed by the shift in Macbeth’s demeanor. The murder of Banquo can be seen as Macbeth’s point of no return
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Exposition: Matt is in the hospital‚ and is awarded the purple heart. Matt is suffering from traumatic brain injury and is trying to remember what happened the day of the accident. All he can remember is a dog with a pigtail and a little boy with a soccer ball‚ with shots being fired around him. He needs to find out what happened on the day of the accident. Initiating Incident: Matt tries to figure out what happened on the day of the accident. Justin tells Matt that they got separated from their
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plot of a story includes the introduction‚ rising actions‚ climax‚ and falling action. The plot gives a story structure and helps keep the story organized. If an author were to write down random thoughts without any type of plot‚ the reader could get lost in the story‚ and the book would not make sense to the reader. An introduction describes where the story takes place‚ when it takes place‚ and introduces the characters. The introduction of
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The rising action is the actions leading up to the ray gun detonating. The climax is that the narrator and the curate fight in the ruined house; the narrator’s brother and his friends get to a ship. The falling action is that the Thunder Child defends the ships fleeing England; the narrator finds the world totally changed when he emerges from the ruined house. Who is the protagonist? Antagonist? The protagonist of this chapter is the narrator and the antagonist is the aliens. What are the most important
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Most stories that people read have six elements of fiction. The story the lottery by Shirley Jackson contains six elements of fiction like any other story. The six elements of fiction are Structure‚ Characterization‚ Theme‚ Symbol‚ and Setting. Structure is an element of fiction. The structure is split into four parts: exposition‚ Rising action‚ Climax‚ and resolution. The exposition in the lottery occur when the villagers gathered around for the town lottery. The complication/rising action occurs
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Climax and resolution are related because the climax is the turning point so whatever happens in the climax will change what happens in the resolution. For instance in The Sniper‚ sniper 1 kills sniper2‚ if he didn’t kill him then we wouldn’t of found out that its actually his brother and there wouldn’t be a good suspenseful ending. Therefore climax and resolution are related. Suspense and setting are very much related because the setting can lead to suspense‚ like when Rainsford was in the woods
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Exposition: Dublin a Republican sniper‚ is hiding on a rooftop. It is the middle of the night and everything thing is silent for the most part. The sound of machine guns and rifles broke the silence every now and again. He knows he is being watched by the Free Staters. Right now the Republicans and Free Staters are waging civil war. Rising Action: Dublin is very cautious about not being seen by the Free Staters. He has a smoking problem and really wants a smoke. He knows it’s risky because the flash
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Exposition Readers meet Montag‚ a firefighter whose intention is to make discharge that copies books; Mildred‚ his wife who lean towards her seashells and ’the family’ (TV) to genuine individuals like Clarisse. Fellow Montag is a firefighter‚ persons who smolder things as a profession. His wife‚ Mildred‚ live in a tragic culture. Rising Action The novel is set in a futuristic community whereby fishermen starts the fire‚ and all the books are banned. Montag‚ being a fisherman meets a woman whose name
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