

exposition
/ΙkspΙΛzΙͺΚΙn/

noun
(authorship) The act or process of declaring or describing something through either speech or writing; the portions and aspects of a piece of writing that exist mainly to describe the setting, characters and other non-plot elements.





noun
(authorship) An essay or speech in which any topic is discussed in detail.

noun
(authorship) An opening section in fiction, in which background information about the characters, events or setting is conveyed.

noun
The opening section of a fugue; the opening section of a movement in sonata form




