Plot Diagram
Definitions
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Conflict
100
The high point of interest and suspense, the turning point of a story- the point when the main conflict is addressed.
Tends to be the most exciting point of the plot.
What is CLIMAX?
100
The reason the author wrote the story.
What is PURPOSE?
100
The feeling the author wants the reader to experience (For example: joy suspense, fear, anger).
What is MOOD?
100
The tension created in the reader by the action and conflicts in the story.
What is SUSPENSE?
200
This is the end of the plot/story.
What is RESOLUTION?
200
Spiderman, Spongebob, and Mabel Pines are all examples of this.
What are CHARACTERS?
200
"Once upon a time" and "On the plant Endor" are examples of this literary element.
What is SETTING?
200
A type of conflict that involves one character against another.
What is MAN VS. MAN?
300
This is the very beginning of the plot/story.
What is EXPOSITION?
300
This is the tool we use to describe characters in stories. Name the word AND the acronym.
What is CHARACTERIZATION and STEAL?
300
Story writers may hint that something will happen later without directly telling us.
What is FORESHADOWING?
300
An example of this type conflict would a man surviving animal attacks and harsh weather.
What is MAN VS. NATURE?
400
The part of the plot diagram with the MOST events.
What is the RISING ACTION?
400
The main character in a story (usually the “good guy”).
What is PROTAGONIST?
400
The character or force that opposes the protagonist (the “bad guy”).
What is ANTAGONIST?
400
A character is grappling with a life-altering decision about himself.
What is MAN VS. SELF?
500
Label the five parts of a plot diagram in order!
500
A plot that is subordinate to the main plot of a literary work or film. Important, but usually not the main focus.
What is SUB-PLOT?
500
"True love conquers all!" is the _______, or central idea, of The Princess Bride.
What is THEME?
500
Man vs. Self falls under this category of conflicts.
What is INTERNAL CONFLICTS?