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"We have defined a story as a narrative of events arranged in their time-sequence. A plot is also a narrative of events, the emphasis falling on causality. 'The king died and then the queen died,' is a story. 'The king died, and then the queen died of grief' is a plot.

The plot used in fictions can be differentiated into four types: linear, episodic, parallel, and flashback.

The plot is what happens in a story. However, a plot is not a simple sequence of events. A strong plot is centered on one moment—an interruption of a pattern, a turning point, or an action—that raises a dramatic question, which must be answered throughout the course of the story. This is also known as plot A.

7 Types of Plots Tragedy. In a tragedy, your main character should undergo a major change of fortune — almost always from good to bad, happy to sad. ... Comedy. ... Hero's Journey. ... Rags to Riches. ... Rebirth. ... Overcoming the Monster. ... Voyage and Return.

William Foster Harris, in The Basic Patterns of Plot, suggests that the three plot types are the happy ending, the unhappy ending, and tragedy.

There are 5 elements of plot: Exposition. Rising Action. Climax. Falling Action. Conclusion.

A plot is a scheme, a story, a map charting progress, or a piece of land (as for a garden). To plot is to devise the secret plan, order the events of the story, or track your movement on the map. You could make a whole movie based the word plot.

Every plot has a beginning, a middle, and an end, and every plot has some kind of inciting incident that kicks off the action, a climactic point where the action peaks, and a resolution following the climax.