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A. Say whether the following statements are false or true.
1 Plot is a sequence of fictional events arranged in a meaningful pattern.
2 The events are arranged in the order of importance following the techniques of writing.
3 The author presents the events that are meaningful to the message and characterization.
4 Some works of fiction have no plots.
5 The essence of the plot is the existence of a character or characters.
6 Conflict is an opposition or struggle between characters or forces.
7 The events of the plot are localized in a particular place and time called the message.
B. Arrange the jumbled structural components of the traditional plot in the logical sequence. Explain why the two words are given in brackets.
(epilogue) complications climax exposition
(prologue) denouement[dei`nu:m@ŋ] falling action
Foreshadowing rising action flashback to the past
Suspense
1 …………………………………..
2 …………………………………..
3 …………………………………..
4 …………………………………..
5 …………………………………..
6 …………………………………..
7 …………………………………..
8 …………………………………..
9 …………………………………..
10 ................................................
11................................................
C. Now match the explanations with the types of narrative structure.
* the events are presented in the choronolical order
* the events are presented with flashbacks to the past
* a kind of narrative where the closing event returns the reader to the introducing part
* a structural pattern with a story within a story
A. a frame structure B. a complex narrative structure
C. a straight line narration D. a circular pattern
D. Complete the following definitions with a word or two only. Write them in the gaps.
Model: A series of interlinked events in which the characters partiocipate – the plot
1 A definite sequence in which the events are arranged. ………………………........................................................................
2 The opposition or struggle between characters or forces. …………………...............................................................................
3 The place and time of the actions of the story …………………………………..........................................................
4 The component of plot structure where the setting is generally established.
……………………………………………………………………….
5 The key event, the crucial moment of the story. ……………………………….............................................................
6 The structural component consisting of several events involving actions, and sometimes thoughts and feelings. ………………………………………………........................................
7 The event or events bringing the actions to an end. ……………………………
8 A tequnique of withholding information until the appropriate time. ……………..........................................................
9 A scene of past inserted into the narrative. ……………………………………......................................................
10 A look towards the future, a remark or hint preparing the reader for what is to follow.
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E. Put the descriptions of conflict in the appropriate boxes.
· man against man (two or more people)
· man against himself
· man against nature
· conflict localized in the inner world of the character
· man against society
· conflict affected by the author’s outlook and his view of certain types of people
· conflict between one set of values against another set of values
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