On this website, the story is the matrix of the plot, its anchor points, the antecedents of the events and everything that is not necessarily said or shown, but that can play a role in the understanding of the narrative and that is generally the object of a reflection on the part of the implied author and the receiving agent.

The plot is the raw material of a narrative. It is made up of an event or events - always a chronological succession - which delimit a before and an after; the transformation of an initial state into a new state. This transformation generates surprise and insight.

An objective is the expected result(s) of one or more actions.

An obstacle may have a direct and concrete impact on the protagonist's action or on the anticipated outcome of that action.

A surprise is the effect on a character and/or the receiving agent of the appearance of an unforeseen, unpredictable or mysterious obstacle.

This is the sudden, unexpected or unforeseeable discovery of an obvious solution to a problem or mystery, the reason for a decision or action, the validity of an argument, etc.