Dramatic structure

The term "dramatic structure" refers to the parts into which a short story, a novel, a play, a screenplay, or a narrative poem can be divided.

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Short story - Novel - Play - Screenplay - Narrative poem

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Aristotle divided drama into three parts: a beginning, a middle, and an end. Perhaps equally influential to writers and literary critics alike has been the analysis of dramatic structure of Gustav Freytag.

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Aristotle - Drama - Writer - Literary critic - Gustav Freytag

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In more recent times, noted Hollywood screenwriter Syd Field has elaborated his acclaimed 'three act structure'.

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