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  2. Plot (narrative) - Wikipedia

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    Plot is similar in meaning to the term storyline. [2] [3] In the narrative sense, the term highlights important points which have consequences within the story, according to American science fiction writer Ansen Dibell. [1] The premise sets up the plot, and the setting also influences the final story.

  3. Plot (graphics) - Wikipedia

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    A plot is a graphical technique for representing a data set, usually as a graph showing the relationship between two or more variables. The plot can be drawn by hand ...

  4. The Seven Basic Plots - Wikipedia

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    The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories is a 2004 book by Christopher Booker containing a Jung-influenced analysis of stories and their psychological meaning. Booker worked on the book for 34 years.

  5. Plot device - Wikipedia

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    A plot voucher, as defined by Nick Lowe, [5] is an object given to a character (especially to the protagonist) before they encounter an obstacle that requires the use of the object. An example of a plot voucher is a gift received by a character, which later impedes a deadly bullet.

  6. Land lot - Wikipedia

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    Plot structures include a house, private walkways, and at the back - a detached garage with a drive access to the alley and a small area for refuse. In real estate , a land lot or plot of land is a tract or parcel of land owned or meant to be owned by some owner (s).

  7. List of narrative techniques - Wikipedia

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    Name Definition Example Setting as a form of symbolism or allegory: The setting is both the time and geographic location within a narrative or within a work of fiction; sometimes, storytellers use the setting as a way to represent deeper ideas, reflect characters' emotions, or encourage the audience to make certain connections that add complexity to how the story may be interpreted.

  8. Conspiracy - Wikipedia

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    A conspiracy, also known as a plot, ploy, or scheme, is a secret plan or agreement between people (called conspirers or conspirators) for an unlawful or harmful purpose, such as murder, treason, or corruption, especially with a political motivation, [2] while keeping their agreement secret from the public or from other people affected by it.

  9. Story arc - Wikipedia

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    A story arc (also narrative arc) is the chronological construction of a plot in a novel or story.It can also mean an extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media such as television, comic books, comic strips, board games, video games, and films with each episode following a dramatic arc. [1]