Plot Vocabulary
The time and place of a story is called...
What is setting?
Another name for the climax.
What is turning point?
What is another name for conflict?
What is problem?
Name the five elements of plot in order
What is exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
The main character in the story is called...
What is protagonist?
The action that follows the climax.
What is falling action?
The protagonist has an inner conflict/struggle within himself/herself.
What is character vs. self?
Captain Smith gets arrested in Blood on the River. This part of the story is part of the...
What is rising action?
The character or force working against the main character...
What is antagonist?
The author's introduction to the characters, setting, and problem.
What is exposition?
When the antagonist is a person, what type of conflict occurs.
What is character vs. character?
Samuel must learn to channel his anger. This is what type of conlict?
What is character vs. self?
The struggle between opposing forces is called...
What is conflict?
The part of the plot that concludes the falling action by revealing or suggesting the outcome of the conflict.
What is resolution?
What type of conflict occurs when the protagonist struggles against weather, survival, wildlife, etc?
What is character vs. nature?
Mary and Lisa decide they have learned their lesson and walk straight home without any stops from that day on. This part of the story is the...
What is resolution?
The big idea or lesson in a story is...
What is theme?
The part of the plot that adds complications to the plot's problems.
What is rising action?
What type of conflict occurs when the protagonist struggles against a group of people or an organization?
What is character vs. society?
At the beginning of a story, you learn that Jack is an adventurous, young man who loves mountain biking.
What is exposition?