Elements of Plot
Types of Conflict
Tell the Story
Conflict in Literature
Random Vocabulary
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The beginning of the story.
What is the exposition
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What type of conflict is this (character vs. __________): Joe wants to be class president, but so does Kim.
What is character vs. character
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What part of the plot does this text excerpt represent? Jack looked out of his window and to his delight, a large beanstalk had grown from the ground.
What is the rising action
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The conflict between Red Riding Hood and the Wolf represents this type of external conflict.
What is man vs. man (or character vs. character)
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Where and when the story takes place is called__________
What is the setting
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During which part of the plot are the loose ends tied up?
What is the falling action
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What type of conflict is this (character vs. _________): A hurricane destroys a family's home.
What is character vs. nature
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What part of the plot does this text excerpt represent? Cinderella's evil stepsisters tried and failed to fit in the glass slippers, and finally, Cinderella had her chance.
What is the climax
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What type of conflict does this represent? This mood of the harsh wind rushing against the trees proved we would not be able to go hunting today.
What is man vs. nature (or character vs. nature)
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A series of related events that make up a story is called__________
What is the plot
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The most exciting moment in the plot, also known as the turning point, is called the __________________.
What is the climax
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What type of conflict is this (character vs. _________): Sally wants to get a job, but the law says she's too young.
What is character vs. society
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What part of the plot would this text excerpt represent? The quiet girl and her rambunctious brother strolled down the path to the beach
What is the exposition
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What type of conflict does this represent? Danielle was the one girl from the other side of the tracks. She looked different. She dressed different. She thought different. Nobody would be her friend at her new school.
What is man vs. self (or character vs. self)
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What does conflict mean?
What is the struggle between two opposing forces. Ex: man vs self, man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. world
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This part of the story introduces the conflict.
What is the inciting incident
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What type of conflict is this (character vs. _________): Derek wants to go to college, but he's afraid of failing.
What is character vs. self
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What part of the plot would this text excerpt represent? Red Riding Hood learned a valuable lesson to never trust strangers in the forest.
What is the resolution (or denouement)
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What best describes the type of conflict between the two main characters in the Tom and Jerry show? (the cat and mouse)
What is man vs. man (or character vs. character)
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What is the main character in a story called?
What is a protagonist
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The three main things that happen in the exposition
What are the characters are introduced, the main problem or conflict is introduced, and the setting is introduced
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Name the four types of conflicts and state if each one is internal or external.
What is: Character vs. Self- internal Character vs. Character- external Character vs. Nature- external Character vs. Society- external
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What part of the plot does this text excerpt represent?Sleeping Beauty woke up from her deep slumber after the Prince's kiss.
What is the falling action
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What two types of conflict does this represent? Father never got over his heartbreak with mother. I remember wishing they would just make up.
Man vs. self (the father in his own internal conflict over his heartbreak with his wife) Man vs. man (both characters, the husband and wife, are in conflict with one another).
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The character who blocks the protagonist or (main character) is called this_______ TIP: Sometimes they are a villain who is a person, but it can also be a force (like nature) opposing the main character.
What is an antagonist
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