add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation"
that part of the structure that sets the scene, introduces and identifies characters, and establishes the situation at the beginning of a story or play Additional exposition is often scattered throughout the story Close Window
The act of expounding or of laying open the sense or meaning of an author, or a passage; explanation; interpretation; the sense put upon a passage; a law, or the like, by an interpreter; hence, a work containing explanations or interpretations; a commentary
An exposition of an idea or theory is a detailed explanation or account of it. The fullest exposition of Coleridge's thought can be found in the Statesman's Manual
The part of the story that gives us the critical information we need to understand the rest of the story Examples: In Trifles, we are given information as the scene is set and in the opening dialogue to help us understand specifics that become important later in the play (Glaspell, p 951) In The Brute, the exposition is presented almost solely in the opening dialogue We learn of Mrs Popov's attitude and mind-set that makes her change more significant later (Chekhov, p 1040) In Tender Offer, we find little in the exposition, but nevertheless it sets the stage and describes a little about the characters and begins to explain the circumstances under which the action takes place (Wasserstein, p 1302) F -back to top-
[noun]: the introductory material which gives the setting, creates the tone, presents the characters, and presents other facts necessary to understanding the story [Elements of Plot]
an account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse; "we would have understood the play better if there had been some initial exposition of the background"
Background knowledge required by an audience to understand the play The information is sometimes not in the script, but more often is conveyed in early speeches by subordinate characters
an essay form in which the writer provides information about and explains a certain subject; examples, process, cause and effect, comparison and contrast, definition, and division and classification are forms of exposition
A term used to describe the opening (or close to the opening) part in the form of the fugue as well as in sonata form In the latter, the exposition has four main subsections: The first theme The bridge The secondtheme and the The closing subsection