Plot Structure

Front

What is plot?

Back

What's happening in the story or the sequence of events in a story.

Front

What part of plot structure is shown in number 4 on this image?

Back

Climax.

Front

What stage of plot structure is number 1 on this image?

Back

Exposition.

Front

What is the fancy word for the beginning of a story?

Back

Exposition.

Front

What stage in plot structure is number 5 on this image?

Back

Falling Action.

Front

What is the term for the events leading up to the climax?

Back

Rising Action.

Front

What is the final part of the plot where the story wraps up?

Back

Resolution or Denouement.

Front

What is the term for the event that sets the story in motion?

Back

Initiating Event or Inciting Incident.

Front

What is the term for the turning point in a story?

Back

Climax.

Front

What part of the plot introduces the characters and setting?

Back

Exposition.