Plot Diagram and Figurative Language Flashcard

Front

What is the beginning of the story and has the characters and setting?

Back

exposition

Front

What is place and time?

Back

setting

Front

What is the problem of the story that is resolved at the end?

Back

conflict

Front

Who is the main character who has to solve a problem?

Back

protagonist

Front

What are the steps that the protagonist takes to solve the problem before the climax?

Back

Rising action

Front

What is the turning point of the story, where the protagonist solves the problem?

Back

Climax

Front

What is everything that happens after the protagonist solves the conflict?

Back

falling action

Front

What is the end called?

Back

resolution

Front

Comparison of two things using “like” or “as”

Back

Simile

Front

Comparison of two things NOT using “like” or “as”

Back

Metaphor