Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Time, chronology & narrative form · Working

Accumulation

Also called: cumulative movement

ELI5

Story meaning or pressure built by adding information, consequences or experiences over time.

Used in conversation

“Let’s track the accumulation through the outline before rewriting scenes.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Accumulation” in story, structure & screenplay conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Helps describe how a story works on the page and how its dramatic parts fit together.

Sources & evidence · 4

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.