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Tension-Resolution Pairs
Disciplines > Storytelling > Storytelling articles > Tension-Resolution Pairs
The fundamental pattern of all stories is tension and resolution. A wrong is done, creating tension, then the wrong is righted, creating the relief and closure of resolution. The stimulation of emotion that this creates leads to a sense of pleasure in the reader or observer. Tension and resolution thus largely appears in matching pairs. However, few if any stories have a single pair, although many have a major pair with other pairs being used to keep the excitement going throughout the story. Here is a big list of tension-resolution pairs that cover many story patterns.
Tension-resolution pairs in a story can be written in a notation system that uses an indentation system taken from the field of computer programming. This uses a few simple rules: 1. Each tension and resolution goes on a new line. 2. When a new tension arises before a previous tension is resolved, it is indented by four more spaces 3. The resolution that closes a tension sits vertically beneath it, at the same indent level. See alsoTension principle, Closure principle
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