complication, climax, turning point, falling action, resolution, last delay, denouement (conclusion). These “moments of the plot” do not correspond exactly to well delimited sections of the narrative text. They are rather the principal articulations of the dramatic action. In this sense, the analysis focuses here on the backbone of the plot. The next step, the division into episodes, scenes, etc., will examine the external shape of the narrative body. a. What is an “exposition”? Short bibliography: