opening chapter
Where narratives begin
The opening chapter is the first chapter of a book, introducing characters, setting, or themes.
Writers obsess over opening chapters because they determine whether readers continue: The opening chapter hooked me immediately.
Figuratively, an opening chapter marks the beginning of any extended endeavor: This election is just the opening chapter of a longer struggle.
- prologueIntroductory literary section
- beginningInitial stage of something
- in the beginningAt the start
- introductionPreliminary section or presentation
- once upon a timeTraditional narrative opening
hook · narrative hook · narrative · protagonist · setting · exposition · debut · preface · origin · threshold · door · gateway · new beginning · fresh start · blank page · inciting incident · premise · backstory
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Final portion of something
final chapter · last chapter · finale · epilogue · denouement
opening chapterconclusion
End or deduction
resolution · ending · climax · wrap-up · final act
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