Story Classification
Task
Choose 8 of your LeadingSentences and classify their potential stories using the following list.
Plot Type - Comma-Delimited Main Characters
- Supplication - Persecutor, Suppliant, a Power in Authority
- Deliverance - Unfortunates, Threatener, Rescuer
- Revenge - Avenger, Criminal
- Vengeance by Family upon Family - Avenging Kinsman, Guilty Kinsman, Relative
- Pursuit - Fugitive from Punishment, Pursuer
- Victim of Cruelty or Misfortune - Unfortunates, Master or Unlucky Person
- Disaster - Vanquished Power, Victorious Power or Messenger
- Revolt - Tyrant, Conspirator(s)
- Daring Enterprise - Bold Leader, Goal, Adversary
- Abduction - Abductor, Abducted, Guardian
- Enigma - Interrogator, Seeker, Problem
- Obtaining - Two or more Opposing Parties, Object, maybe an Arbitrator
- Familial Hatred - Two Family Members who hate each other
- Familial Rivalry - Preferred Kinsman, Rejected Kinsman, Object
- Murderous Adultery - Two Adulterers, the Betrayed
- Madness - Madman, Victim
- Fatal Imprudence - Imprudent person, Victim or lost object
- Involuntary Crimes of Love - Lover, Beloved, Revealer
- Kinsman Kills Unrecognised Kinsman - Killer, Unrecognised Victim, Revealer
- Self Sacrifice for an Ideal - Hero, Ideal, Person or Thing Sacrificed
- Self Sacrifice for Kindred - Hero, Kinsman, Person or Thing Sacrificed
- All Sacrificed for Passion - Lover, Object of Passion, Person or Thing Sacrificed
- Sacrifice of Loved Ones - Hero, Beloved Victim, Need for Sacrifice
- Rivalry Between Superior and Inferior - Superior, Inferior, Object
- Adultery - Deceived Spouse, Two Adulterers
- Crimes of Love - Lover, Beloved, theme of Dissolution
- Discovery of Dishonor of a Loved One - Discoverer, Guilty One
- Obstacles to Love - Two Lovers, Obstacle
- An Enemy Loved - Beloved Enemy, Lover, Hater
- Ambition - An Ambitious Person, Coveted Thing, Adversary
- Conflict with a God - Mortal, Immortal
- Mistaken Jealousy - Jealous One, Object of Jealousy, Supposed Accomplice, Author of Mistake
- Faulty Judgment - Mistaken One, Victim of Mistake, Author of Mistake, Guilty Person
- Remorse - Culprit, Victim, Interrogator
- Recovery of a Lost One - Seeker, One Found
- Loss of Loved Ones - Kinsman Slain, Kinsman Witness, Executioner
Constraints
- Use one plot type per sentence.
- Avoid duplicate plot types.
- Do not name your characters.
Response
The still night broke with a death rattle that wandered through the hallways of the ancient mansion.
Vengeance by Family upon Family - Avenging Kinsman, Guilty Kinsman, Relative
Sharlene always knew that she would die a lonely spinster; she just didn't realize how sharp the emptiness would be.
Victim of Cruelty or Misfortune - Unfortunates, Master or Unlucky Person
Although the 42nd President was one of the most hated, he was also one of the most respected for his unwavering vision.
Madness - Madman, Victim
There are millions of births and deaths each day - maybe it's hundreds - but on any day people are born and people die.
Conflict with a God - Mortal, Immortal
A chill breeze blew across the prairie, the first signs of winter on it's gusty breath.
Self Sacrifice for Kindred - Hero, Kinsman, Person or Thing Sacrificed
There are things in the night, things out of sight, things that crawl near in the depths of our fear.
Supplication - Persecutor, Suppliant, a Power in Authority
Beatrice had never believed in love at first sight until he strolled in on a warm summer's night.
Obstacles to Love - Two Lovers, Obstacle
High noon came and went, but Buckshot Benny was nowhere to be seen.
Loss of Loved Ones - Kinsman Slain, Kinsman Witness, Executioner
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