analyzing the plot of the little match girl
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PLOT
Analyzing
the
Hanz Christian Andersen
PLOTA plot is a series of
events and
character’s actions
that relate to the
central conflict.
EXPOSITIONThe story starts in the
exposition where the
scene is set by
introducing the situation,
setting, characters, etc. It
is also called introduction.
EXPOSITION
“The little girl walks in
the cold that eve. Her
feet were bare. She
carries the matchsticks in
RISING ACTION
In this part, a
conflict starts
to arise.
RISING ACTION
“The little match girl sat
between two walls,
hungry and shivering
with cold. She thought of
lighting a matchstick for
CLIMAX
It is the part of
story with the
most intense
emotion.
CLIMAX
“When the girl had scratched the
matchstick in the wall, it burned, giving
her warmth. The girl imagined things like a
warm furnace and food yet all these
disappears when the matchstick was
burnt. Afterwards, she saw her beloved
grandmother who is already dead. She
DENOUEMENT
It is also called falling
action. It is the
finishing of things
right after the
climax.
DENOUEMENT
“She grabbed all
her matchsticks
and went with her
RESOLUTION
It brings the
story back to
its equilibrium.
RESOLUTION
“The girl was seen dead
the next morning of
the New Year. She was
found with the burnt
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