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== What Is A Reversal? == | == What Is A Reversal? == | ||
''In Literary Term'': The point at which the action of the plot turns in an unexpected direction for the protagonist | ''In Literary Term'': The point at which the action of the plot turns in an unexpected direction for the protagonist | ||
''In Sports Terms'': A maneuver in wrestling in which a competitor being controlled by the opponent suddenly reverses the situation and gains control. | ''In Sports Terms'': A maneuver in wrestling in which a competitor being controlled by the opponent suddenly reverses the situation and gains control. | ||
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbd59gwCAh8 "Reversal"] | |||
'''''In Literary Works''''' | '''''In Literary Works''''' | ||
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The genre in which the narrative is categorized determines how the reversal functions within the narrative. The direction the rising action is going determines whether or not it is a negative or positive turn for the protagonist. An example of a reversal in literary terms would be when two characters decide whether to work on a relationship when prior they were friends, or vice versa, when the hero encounters the villain, or when a lesson is learned. | The genre in which the narrative is categorized determines how the reversal functions within the narrative. The direction the rising action is going determines whether or not it is a negative or positive turn for the protagonist. An example of a reversal in literary terms would be when two characters decide whether to work on a relationship when prior they were friends, or vice versa, when the hero encounters the villain, or when a lesson is learned. | ||
'''''In Wrestling''''' | '''''In Wrestling''''' | ||