plotpatterns

noun
UK /ˈplɒt ˌpætənz/
US /ˈplɑːt ˌpætərnz/

Plotpatterns are the usual ways a story's events are put together.

The teacher showed us common plotpatterns like the hero's journey.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. Repeated shapes or designs in a garden or field layout.

The gardener drew plotpatterns for the vegetable beds.

3. Recurring schemes or plans in a secretive situation.

The detective noticed plotpatterns in the suspects' meetings.

4. Regular arrangements of data points on a graph.

The scientist studied plotpatterns on the chart.