plot lines
Stories within stories
Plot lines are the sequences of events that make up a narrative.
A novel or film may have a main plot line and several subplots running alongside it.
The term emphasizes story as structure—how events connect and unfold: The show juggles three plot lines that converge in the finale.
Also written as one word: plotlines.
- story arcNarrative's overall shape
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
- cinemaMotion picture theater
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- sequencesOrdered sets of elements
serialized storytelling · screenwriting · drama · cliffhanger ending · arc · actions · conflict · ensemble cast · thread · narrative · scenes · character · love triangle · novel · intrigue · literature · soap opera · synopsis
plot linescharacterization
Describing distinctive qualities
character development · world-building · atmosphere · mood · dialogue
plot linesvignettes
Brief evocative descriptions
slice of life · stream of consciousness · plotlessness · formlessness · anti-narrative
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