narrative arc

[unpakwon]

Please make the following in red clear for me.

Every story has a beginning, a middle, and an end. There's a narrative arc to every tale that allows the listener to be brought along and participate in the emotional transaction that takes place in the telling.

Does "narrative arc" refer to a narrative structure that looks like an arc (a bow), the peak point being the middle of the story? And does "transaction" mean "interaction" in the context?

Thank you.

[Bennevis]

Narrative arc is plot structure.

The narrative arc has the following components:

• Inciting incident
• Rising action or plot complication
• Climax or turning point
• Resolution