plotnoun(STORY)

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Accounts and stories
anecdote
another
anti-narrative
backstory
be another storyidiom
bodice-ripper
cautionary tale
horror story
in medias res
kompromat
legend
legendary
lore
reminiscence
rundown
running commentaryphrase
scenario
semi-legendary
strand
write something up

Examples of storyline

storyline
Their storylines are slender, and either whimsical or mildly melodramatic.
There were several reasons why this storyline worked for core readers of big city daily newspapers in the first decade of the twentieth century.
Even if a satisfactory storyline has been created - and as we shall see later this is not inevitable - its continuation may be thwarted.
In this article, the storylines in narratives of patients with multiple sclerosis are analyzed.
They showed college students a series of slides and a storyline about a boy riding a bike.
A more sceptical interpretation of the storyline is possible.
The focus here is on the "big picture," the broad trends within the economy, and two main "storylines" are identified.
I did not follow a storyline, as if each picture had a programme.
It is a compelling storyline of seeming disaster turning to triumph.
The storyline is predictable and undoubtedly familiar to children.
In parallel with these quests, he also develops a familiar storyline in having both characters establish ' ' outlaw' ' communities.
A single storyline is accompanied by comic pictures (intended to reinforce meaning), revision work, and context-related exercises.
The key to successful science news is to rehearse graduate students and undergraduates in a storyline.
The overall storyline can be said to be one of different and ultimately highly contradictory searches for redemption and hope in a difficult world.
In this way, the teacher can adjust his or her role according to the children's knowledge of the format storyline and the language therein.
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