User blog comment:Angren Túrë/FORUM EP1 brief synopsis/@comment-3146930-20130824185923/@comment-3146930-20130824204245

A synopsis is more of a preview, giving you a taste of what is going to happen in the work in question; like all the theme, but not the plot. A summary is taking the plot of that piece of work and cutting it down to its simplest form, and listing all the major events; so like all the plot, but not theme. I guess the best way to put it is that a synopsis has no spoilers, and a summary has all the spoilers. I don't mean to be picky, but I got into a fight with someone once about the difference.