is done right, weaving dialogue, narrative, and action can create a beautiful tapestry. A scene top-heavy with action can feel unreal because it is likely...

persons inside a work of narrative; their choices and behaviors propel the plot forward. They typically are named humans whose actions and speech sometimes...

Action or action in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Action may refer to: Action (philosophy), something which is done by a person Action (narrative)...

Story structure or narrative structure is the recognizable or comprehensible way in which a narrative's different elements are unified, including in a...

In any narrative, a foil is a character who contrasts with another character, typically, a character who contrasts with the protagonist, in order to better...

literary studies, a theme is a central topic, subject, or message within a narrative. Themes can be divided into two categories: a work's thematic concept...

planning of future actions in the story. The term plot, however, in common usage (for example, a "movie plot") can mean a narrative summary or story synopsis...

ladder') or turning point of a narrative work is its point of highest tension and drama, or it is the time when the action starts during which the solution...

Narrative exposition, now often simply exposition, is the insertion of background information within a story or narrative. This information can be about...

Nonlinear narrative, disjointed narrative, or disrupted narrative is a narrative technique where events are portrayed, for example, out of chronological...