Plot Diagram
This is the part of the plot diagram where the characters and setting are introduced.
Exposition OR Introduction
A phrase like “The classroom was a zoo!” exaggerates for effect, making it an example of this type of figurative language.
Hyperbole
This story element tells where and when a story takes place.
Setting
What does the root word "therm-" mean?
Heat
This final part of the plot reveals how the conflict is resolved and how the story ends.
Resolution
When words imitate natural sounds—like buzz, crash, or bang—this figurative language device is being used.
Onomatopoeia
This element explains the message or lesson the author wants readers to understand.
Theme
What does the root word "-cycle" mean?
Circle or recurring
After the climax, this part of the story shows events that lead toward the ending and start to resolve the conflict.
Falling Action
This type of figurative language compares two things using the words “like” or “as.”
Simile
This story element is the problem or struggle that the characters must face.
Conflict
What does the root word "-meter" mean?
Measure
This part of the plot includes the events that build tension and lead up to the story’s biggest moment.
Rising Action
When an author gives human characteristics to animals, objects, or ideas, it is called this.
Personification
This character opposes the protagonist and often creates the main conflict.
Antagonist
What does the root word "micro-" mean?
Small
This is the turning point of the story and usually the moment of greatest tension.
Climax
This figure of speech compares two unlike things directly without using “like” or “as.”
Metaphor
This is the main character in a story who usually faces the central conflict.
Protagonist
What does the root word "auto-" mean?
Self