# What are the basic number of story plot types?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-basic-number-of-story-plot-types/206238>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 8, 2003, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-basic-number-of-story-plot-types/206238 "2003-10-08T06:04:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-basic-number-of-story-plot-types/206238/1 "2003-10-08T06:04:35Z")

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Just need a short list of the limited set of basic story plot lines. I seem to recall there were seven of them.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![mic84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@mic84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mic84)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-basic-number-of-story-plot-types/206238/2 "2003-10-08T06:22:33Z")

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The Master [answered](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/001124.html) this one.

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**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\
**Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-basic-number-of-story-plot-types/206238/3 "2003-10-08T06:32:59Z")

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Thanks for the link, **mic84**. I was in a chat and couldn’t do a big search.

Mods, please lock this thread.