![]() This means that not all of these elements will behave in the same way that they behave in the chart–they could be re-ordered, duplicated, or even (if rarely) deleted from an individual stories plot structure. The plot structure above is the standard plot structure, but as I said, there are numerous variations. A well constructed plot will have these elements in them (elements that will probably be broken down in a subsequent post) however, not all plot structures look the same. Typically, plot structure is represented using the type of chart pictured below. Plot Structure, then, is the pattern in which the events within a story happen. Ultimately, Aristotle’s definition of plot can be summed up as the eventsthat happen within a story. Plot, defined by Aristotle in his Poetics as “the imitation of action,” contains a beginning (“that which does not itself follow anything by causal necessity, but after which something naturally is or comes to be”), a middle (“that which follows something as some other thing follows it”), and end (“that which itself follows some other thing…but has nothing following it”). Events and circumstances shape storytelling. You might have well rounded characters, a coherent setting, tone, and point-of-view, a profound set of themes and oppositions, and a handful of figures of speech and symbols, but if none of those things do anything, you will have no story. ![]() ![]() ![]() Without plot, drama, fiction, and non-fiction (as well as some forms of poetry) would cease to exist. Nearly every form of prose has a plot structure. Plot Structure and Anime (IAO’s English Classroom Corner #1) ![]()
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