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AP English Literature and Composition Flashcards: How Plot Orders Events Fiction Drama

Study How Plot Orders Events Fiction Drama in AP English Literature and Composition with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

What is a framed narrative (frame story) in terms of plot order?

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ANSWER

An outer story encloses and organizes an inner story. Creates layers of meaning through nested narratives.

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Read the following original drama excerpt. The playwright begins with an ending, then returns to earlier scenes. ACT IV, Scene 6 (A train platform. Dawn. A single suitcase.) LEO: You came. ADA: I said I would. LEO: After everything? ADA: After everything, I finally believed you. (Train whistle. ADA steps back.) ADA: Don't wave. It makes it harder. ACT II, Scene 1 (Months earlier. A cramped apartment. Bills on the table.) ADA: You're late again. LEO: The manager kept me. ADA: The manager, the traffic, the weather—your excuses have their own address. LEO: I'm trying. ADA: Trying is what you say when you want credit for failing. ACT III, Scene 3 (Later. Same apartment. A small ring box on the counter.) LEO: I bought it months ago. ADA: Then why didn't you give it to me? LEO: Because I wanted to deserve it first. ADA: And now? LEO: Now I'm tired of waiting for myself to become someone else. What is the primary function of opening with ACT IV, Scene 6 before returning to earlier scenes?​
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