plot
Plot is the sequence of events. Basically plot is a game plan. You can refer as plot as a pattern and/or a scheme. Plot is a guide line that lays out the story. In the plot of a story you first start of with the exposition or the introduction. The exposition reveals the setting (which is the time/place the story is taking place in), it also reveals the main characters. The setting creates the mood. The next part of plot is the rising action. In the rising action leads to the climax. The climax impacts the, the character either by a problem and/or a tough decision he has to make. After the climax come the falling action. In the falling action the character is starting to resolve the problem. After the falling action comes the resolution, the resolution is the end of the story where all the problems are resolved. In short stories there is normally one climax, but in novels there are sometimes sub-conflicts related to the story.