What are the 7 story plot lines?

The plots

• Overcoming the monster.
• Rags to riches.
• The quest.
• Voyage and return.
• Comedy.
• Tragedy.
• Rebirth.

How many basic story plots are there?

7 basic plotlines

Did you know that there are only 7 basic plotlines throughout all story telling? Christopher Booker author of The 7 basic plots distills all of story telling to 7 basic archetypes that make up all of storytelling throughout history.

What are the different types of plots in literature?

7 Types of Plots

• Tragedy. In a tragedy, your main character should undergo a major change of fortune — almost always from good to bad, happy to sad.
• Comedy.
• Hero’s Journey.
• Rags to Riches.
• Rebirth.
• Overcoming the Monster.
• Voyage and Return.

Is there only 36 plots?

So are there 3, 7, 9, 20, or 36 basic story archetypes? Trick question — they’re all wrong. The correct number of basic plot types is 6, and we know that thanks to a simple sentiment analysis tool.

Who came up with the 7 basic plots?

Christopher Booker

Christopher Booker writes for the Sunday Telegraph and is the bestselling author of The Seven Basic Plots, The Real Global Warming Disaster, The Great Deception and Scared to Death (all published by Bloomsbury Continuum).

What are the 37 plots?

Each situation is stated, then followed by the necessary elements for each situation and a brief description.

• Supplication.
• Deliverance.
• Crime pursued by vengeance.
• Vengeance taken for kin upon kin.
• Pursuit.
• Disaster.
• Falling prey to cruelty/misfortune.
• Revolt.

What are the 7 parts of plot structure?

What are the Elements of a Story?

• 1 — A Theme. Plot (#5) is what happens in a story, a theme is why it happens—which you need to know while you’re writing the plot.
• 2 — Characters. I’m talking believable characters who feel knowable.
• 3 — Setting.
• 4 — Point of View.
• 5 — Plot.
• 6 — Conflict.
• 7 — Resolution.

What are the 37 plots?

Each situation is stated, then followed by the necessary elements for each situation and a brief description.

• Supplication.
• Deliverance.
• Crime pursued by vengeance.
• Vengeance taken for kin upon kin.
• Pursuit.
• Disaster.
• Falling prey to cruelty/misfortune.
• Revolt.

What are the 6 main plots?

That said, Vonnegut’s six basic plots are:

• Rags to Riches (Rise)
• Riches to Rags (Fall)
• Man in a Hole (Fall, then rise)
• Icarus (Rise, then fall)
• Cinderella (Rise, fall, rise)
• Oedipus (Fall, rise, fall)