PLOT AND

SETTING
Deo Pratama
Aris Farhan Fahruddin
PLOT

The plot is the sequence of events in a story from the beginning,

middle, until the end.

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 PLOT
Russell in sholihah (Sholihah, 2021) describes four
types of plot structure based on the timeline of a
story, they are:

DRAMATIC OR
A PARALLEL PLOT
PROGRESSIVE PLOT
the writers weave two or more dramatic
a chronological structure which first
plots that are usually linked by a common
establishes the setting and conflict, then
character and a similar theme.
the follows the rising action through to a
climax, and concludes with a denouement
( a wrapping up of loose ends).

AN EPISODIC PLOT FLASH BACK

This is also a chronological structure, but
This structure conveys information about
it consists of a series of loosely related
events that occurred earlier.
incidents, usually of chapter length, tied
together by a common theme and/or
characters.

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SETTING
Setting is the time and place (or when and where) of the story. It’s a
literary element of literature used in novels, short stories, plays, films,
etc., and usually introduced during the exposition (beginning) of the
story, along with the characters

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 SETTING
Three Elements of Setting Development

PLACE
Where does the story take place?
ENVIRONMENT
How would you describe the place? What
are the habitat and
weather like? What plants, animals and
other objects are in the
place?

TIME
When does the story take place?

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