PLOT

Plot

Plot is a skill term defined as the events that make up a story, particularly as they relate to one another in a pattern, in a sequence, through cause and effect, how the reader views the story, or simply by coincidence. One is generally interested in how well this pattern of events accomplishes some artistic or emotional effect. An intricate, complicated plot is called an imbroglio, but even the simplest statements of plot may include multiple inferences, as in traditional ballads.

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plot

Noun

  1. The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.
  2. An area or land used for building on or planting on.
  3. A graph or diagram drawn by hand or produced by a mechanical or electronic device.
  4. A secret plan to achieve an end, the end or means usually being illegal or otherwise questionable.
    The plot would have enabled them to get a majority on the board.
    The assassination of Lincoln was part of a larger plot.
  5. Contrivance; deep reach thought; ability to plot or intrigue.
  6. Participation in any stratagem or conspiracy.
  7. A plan; a purpose.

Verb

  1. To conceive (a crime, etc).
    They had plotted'' a robbery.
  2. To trace out (a graph or diagram).
    They plotted the number of edits per day.
  3. To mark (a point on a graph, chart, etc).
    Every five minutes they plotted their position.
  4. To conceive a crime, misdeed, etc.
    ''They were plotting against the king.


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