Kishōtenketsu

Kishōtenketsu (起承転結^?) describes the structure and development of classic Chinese, Korean and Japanese narratives. It was originally used in Chinese poetry as a four-line composition, such as Qijue, and is also referred to as kishōtengō (起承転合^?). The first Chinese character refers to the introduction or kiku (起句^?), the next: development, shōku (承句^?), the third: twist, tenku (転句^?), and the last character indicates conclusion or kekku (結句^?). 句 is the phrase (句, ku^?), and gō (合^?) means "meeting point of 起 and 転" for conclusion.

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