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Below is a quick guide to the way the times of day are portrayed in media, with a brief description of their general attributes and any specifically associated tropes.
Compare [[Plot Time]], [[Flashbacks and Chronology]]. See also [[Right
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== Sunrise
Sunrise, the three minute period when the sun climbs over the horizon and signals the start of day. Sunrise is a time of new beginnings, and as such it's an incredibly common place to open stories. Dawn/sunrise are also frequently used to end stories. Generally if a story ends on a sunrise, it’s because the heroes have [[Earn Your Happy Ending|gone through hell]] all night and daylight signals that the fighting is over. After all the stuff the heroes have been through, sunrise is the sign of renewal and continuing life. [[Rule of Symbolism|It’s all very symbolic.]]
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'''Associated tropes:'''
* [[Cock
* [[Cue the Sun]]
* [[Shot At Dawn]]
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== Morning
Vaguely 7:00 until 9:00, “morning” is the waking-up period. This is another frequent starting point for stories, because unlike sunrise, normal people actually ''do'' wake up around then. Expect aspects of the average morning
Heroes '''always''' wake up late in the morning.
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'''Associated tropes:'''
* [[Good Morning, Crono]]
* [[Late for School]]
* [[Morning Routine]]
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== Mid-Morning
9:00 to 11:59. [[Nothing Exciting Ever Happens Here]], except the main character being late for whatever they were late for in the morning.
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== Noon
It’s the middle of the day, the transition between “morning” and “afternoon.” The sun is at its highest point, which means there’s the most light. It’s also the hottest time of the day, and tempers flare with the temperature. Old West shootouts happen at high noon. It’s a tense time.
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== Afternoon/Evening
Roughly 1:00 to 5:00 PM. Kids get home from school, people drive home from work. Most stuff that happens in stories happens in the afternoon, although there’s nothing particularly special about it.
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== Sunset
Sun down. End of the day. Activities wind down. Common ending cue. Also very romantic.
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* [[Against the Setting Sun]]
* [[Endless Daytime]]
* [[Lip
* [[Riding Into the Sunset]]
* [[Watching the Sunset]]
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== Dusk
Also called twilight ([[Twilight (
'''Associated tropes:'''
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== Night
Night is a dangerous time. The sun is out completely and everything is dark. It’s cold, lonely, and hard to
Due to the high danger factor, night’s a
[[Stock Room]] cues: Sound effects of crickets chirping, owls hooting, and wolves howling. Clips of [[By the Lights of Their Eyes|glowing eyes]] in otherwise shadowy areas. Shots of the moon, [[Weird Moon|always full]] and frequently partially covered by a cloud.
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* [[Always Night]]
* (Most) [[Dream Tropes]]
* [[
* [[It Was a Dark
* [[Midnight Snack]]
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== Midnight
The spookiest time of day, bar none. Midnight is “the witching
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== Early Morning
The wee hours of the night, between about 1:00 and 5:00. People should not be awake at this time, so if you are, it’s a sign that something’s up. Maybe you’re the undead and it’s the only time you can go out. Maybe you’re a criminal hoping to escape the cops’ notice. Maybe you’re an insomniac… or you’ve been [[
Lots of nightmare sufferers wake up around this time, just to rub salt in their wounds.
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* [[Darkest Hour]] - in a literal sense, although many metaphorical darkest hours will occur at this time.
* [[Otaku O
Early morning ends at ''dawn'', which leads to…
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== Sunrise
Sunrise, the three minute period when the sun
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