synopses
Condensed plot overviews
Synopses is the plural of synopsis—brief summaries that present the main points of a longer work.
Publishers request synopses from authors pitching novels.
Film synopses outline plots for producers or audiences: The festival catalog includes synopses of all competing films.
Academic papers often require synopses alongside abstracts.
Concise summary of text
- abstractCondensed version of text
- digestMetabolize or summarize
- capsuleEnclosed dose container
- blurbBrief promotional text
thumbnail · recap · rundown · abridgment · compendium · condensation · epitome · brief
précis
Concise summary of text
blurb · thumbnail · recap · rundown · abridgment · compendium · condensation · epitome · brief · encapsulation
outline
Summary of key elements
- overviewBroad general summary
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- skeletonInternal supportive framework
schema · blueprint · roadmap · sketch · schematic · layout · structure · panorama · survey · conspectus
plot
Storyline or land parcel
account · narrative · rehash · outline · scenario · treatment · logline · spoiler
- book summariessummary, plot summaries, novel summaries, chapter summaries, story outlines
- study aidstutor, note cards, CliffsNotes, crib sheet, study guides
- summariessummary, summaries, abstract, abstracts, brief
- secondary sourcessummaries, digests, abridgments, excerpts, compilations
- Shakespeare studiesKing Lear, Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, Twelfth Night, Merchant of Venice
- abbreviationsMr, Mrs, Ms, Dr, Jr
synopsescomplete works
Entire literary output
elaborations · expansions · minutiae · director's cuts · extended editions
synopsesexpansions
Increases in size
elaborations · amplifications · director's cuts · extended editions
synopsesoriginal works
Uncopied creative productions
source texts · primary texts · source materials · originals · master copies