Plot Diagram
Elements of Plot
Definitions
Figurative Language 1
Figurative Language 2
100

the most exciting/intense point of the story, and is a turning point for the plot or goals of the main character; when we find out what is going to happen with the conflict.

What is climax?

100

the time, place, and environment in which a story occurs.

What is setting?

100

a genre of text that is written in ordinary/regular language.

What is prose?

100

Brian's face was a mask of dirt.

What is metaphor?

100

Brain felt like he had been waiting to be rescued for a million years.  

What is hyperbole?

200

the introduction to a story, including the primary characters' names, setting, mood, and time.

What is exposition?

200

the sequence of events in a story

What is plot?

200

a genre of text that uses distinctive STYLE and RHYTHM to aid in the expression of feelings; sometimes it rhymes.

What is poetry?

200

I put my arms through the red sweater that smelled like cottage cheese.

What is smile?

200

The red sweater was a huge red mountain on my desk.

What is metaphor?

300

all of the events that lead to the eventual climax, including character development and events that create suspense

What is rising action?

300

the distinctive qualities, attributes, or aspects of a person's personality that define their behavior, thoughts, and feelings.

What are character traits?

300

the emotional atmosphere of a piece of writing, created through diction, figurative language, and other choices.

What is mood?

300

The wildfire swallowed the forest.

What is personification?

300

The fire sizzled and cracked as Brian enjoyed the warmth beside it.

What is onomatopoeia?

400

everything that happens as a result of the climax, including wrapping-up of plot points, questions being answered, and character development

What is falling action?

400

written or spoken exchange (conversation) between two or more people.

What is dialogue?

400

Text pieces that we use to prove ideas, opinions, beliefs and arguments.

What is text evidence?

400

The teacher had a sub because she was feeling under the weather.

What is idiom?

400

The sweater must have been a thousand years old!

What is hyperbole?
500

when readers learn what happens to the characters after the conflict is resolved

What is resolution?

500

the message of a story, often a perception about life or human nature.

What is theme?

500

to determine something not stated directly by using reasoning and evidence from the text

What is infer?
500

"Break a leg!" she called to me before I got on stage.

What is idiom?

500

The forest was whispering secrets to Brian.

What is personification?