Conflict

E. Put the descriptions of conflict in the appropriate boxes.

D. Complete the following definitions with a word or two only. Write them in the gaps.

C. Now match the explanations with the types of narrative structure.

Suspense

Foreshadowing rising action flashback to the past

B. Arrange the jumbled structural components of the traditional plot in the logical sequence. Explain why the two words are given in brackets.

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.

(epilogue) complications climax exposition

(prologue) denouement [dei`nu:m@ŋ] falling action

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* 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

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.

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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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· 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

External	Internal

F. What kind of conflict is suggested in the following works, in your opinion?

Hamlet, King Lear, The Old Man and the Sea, Robinson Crusoe, The Picture of Dorian Grey, The Moon and Sixpence, The Brothers Karamazov, The Sandcastle.

G. Complete the sentences about the setting and its functions.

1 The setting is normally established at the beginning of the story in ………………………………………………………………….

2 Here the author introduces the theme, the ……………………………………......................................................

3 The description of nature may evoke the necessary …………………………....................................................................

4 It may reinforce characterization by either

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5 Placing the character in a recognizable environment increases……………..…………………………………………….......

6 Domestic interiors serve to reveal ………………………………………………........................................

7 The setting may be a reflecion of ………………………………………..................…………..................

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