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Why do stories have plot?

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To make the story interesting. The author hopes that their plot will make their book a cant-pu-it-down, book

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The series of related events that make up a story is known as?

It is the stories plot


What is the difference between plot and character based stories?

A plot-based story is one that is told so that the plot, or what happens, is the most important thing in the story. Adventure stories are plot-based. Character-based stories are those where the characters are the most important parts. Series books are usually character-based.


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Plot twist?

It is when you change your stories slightly, and get a slightly different than the beginning.


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Who said there are no plot stories in life?

Sherwood Anderson, born Ohio, 1876


What stories have the freytag's pyramid plot structure?

Some examples of stories that follow the Freytag's Pyramid plot structure include Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," Homer's "The Iliad," and J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone."


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