Elements of Narrative Structure

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Narrative

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A story that is told or written

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Plot

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The plan for a story (BME)

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Exposition

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The first part, or beginning, of a narrative.

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Initiating Event

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Gets the story going

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Action

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The movement of events in a plot

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Conflict

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Opposition of forces in a narrative 

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Climax

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Most dramatic tension or turning point in a story

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Resolution

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The conflict in the story is resolved. 

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Character

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An individual or personality in a narrative

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Narrator

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Whomever is telling the story