Plot Structure Flashcards - Basics

Front

Introduction to characters and setting

Back

Exposition

Front

Definition of Plot

Back

Sequence of events in a story

Front

Rising Action

Back

Complicates the conflict

Front

Event that sets conflict in motion

Back

Inciting incident

Front

Climax of a story

Back

Turning point of the story

Front

Plot elements in order

Back

exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

Front

Story's time and place

Back

Setting

Front

Part of story after climax

Back

Falling action

Front

Importance of Setting

Back

Describes when and where the story takes place; sets the tone.

Front

Part 2 of the diagram

Back

Inciting Incident