Media Studies A-Level
Story versus plot
What Story versus plot means in Media Studies A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Story versus plot
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Reference: AQA
Story is the full set of events and characters in chronological order, while plot is the order, selection and emphasis the text actually presents.
Topics that use Story versus plot
- Narratology (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Audience positioning through narrative
- Causality and event linkage
- Chronology versus causality
- Diegesis
- Diegetic and non-diegetic sound
- Narrating voice and source
- Narration
- Narrative function
Using Story versus plot in the exam
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