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  2. Wikipedia:Plot-only description of fictional works - Wikipedia

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    A plot summary is a retelling, a summary, or an abridged or shortened précis of the events that occur within a work of fiction. The purpose of a plot summary is to help the reader understand the important events within a work of fiction, be they of the work as a whole or of an individual character.

  3. Wikipedia:How to write a plot summary - Wikipedia

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    A summary is not meant to reproduce the experience of reading or watching the work. In fact, readers might be here because they didn't understand the original. Just repeating what they have already seen or read is unlikely to help them. Do not attempt to re-create the emotional impact of the work through the plot summary.

  4. Wikipedia talk:How to write a plot summary - Wikipedia

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    Fictional works are primary sources, so we can only make descriptive claims about them when we write a summary. Definitely factor in all the information from the paragraph starting with "Primary sources that have been published..." and to the end of the section. When it comes to certain detail in a fictional work, I would encourage ambiguous terms.

  5. Log line - Wikipedia

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    A log line or logline is a brief (usually one-sentence) summary of a television program, film, short film or book, that states the central conflict of the story, often providing both a synopsis of the story's plot, and an emotional "hook" to stimulate interest. [1] A one-sentence program summary in TV Guide is a log line. [2] "

  6. Lottery (short story) - Wikipedia

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    "Lottery" (Hindi: लॉटरी, Urdu: لاٹری) is a Hindustani short story. It was written by Indian author Premchand. [1] The story is told in narrative form from the perspective of an unnamed school teacher. [2]

  7. Literature review - Wikipedia

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    A literature review is an overview of previously published works on a particular topic. The term can refer to a full scholarly paper or a section of a scholarly work such as books or articles.

  8. Wikipedia:How to streamline a plot summary - Wikipedia

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    For example, assume that the first 20 minutes of a feature-length film depict a couple who slowly come to believe in a supernatural curse. You need to speed through this to describe the main plot, which takes up the remaining runtime: "Although initially skeptical, the couple experience unexplainable phenomena.

  9. Synopsis - Wikipedia

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    A synopsis (pl.: synopses) is a brief summary of the major points of a subject or written work or story, either as prose or as a table; an abridgment or condensation of a work. Synopsis or synopsys may also refer to: Video synopsis, an approach to create a short video summary of a long video