Plot Vocabulary
The order of events that make a story.
What is plot?
The first S in SWBST stands for _____.
What is somebody?
During the ________, we get background information, characters are introduced and the story is set up.
What is exposition?
What is main character(s).
Another word for conflict.
What is problem?
When and where a story takes place.
What is setting?
The W in SWBST stands for _____.
What is wanted?
The conflict develops during the ____ ____. These are the events that lead to the climax.
Wanted is _______.
What is what the characters want?
At the beginning of the rising action, the ______ happens. This is the major problem in the story.
What is conflict
Words that tell about the personality and actions of characters.
What is character traits.
The B in SWBST stands for _____.
What is but?
The _____ is the turning point and main event that has the biggest impact on the character and plot.
What is climax?
But is the _______.
What is the main conflict or problem the character faces?
Another word for resolution.
What is conclusion?
A problem/argument main characters face that need fixed.
What is conflict?
The second S in SWBST stands for _____.
What is so?
The _____ _____ are the events that come after the climax. Things begin to get solved and things are falling into place.
What is falling action?
So is _____.
What is how the characters solved their conflict?
What comes first the climax or falling action
What is the climax?
Causing change or other major events to happen.
What is impact?
The T in SWBST stands for _____.
What is then?
The ______ is the conclusion. The end of the story.
What is resolution?
Then is _________.
What is how the story ends?
Name the five elements of plot in order
What is exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution