Plot Elements

Front

What are the events that build up or lead to the climax of a story?

Back

Rising action

Front

What is a plot?

Back

The series of events or action in a story.

Front

What point of view uses pronouns like 'you'?

Back

Second person

Front

What are the types of conflict in a story?

Back

Person vs Person, Person vs Self, Person vs Society, Person vs Nature.

Front

What point of view uses pronouns like 'he', 'she', 'they'?

Back

Third person.

Front

What is the term for the introduction of background information in a story?

Back

Exposition.

Front

What is the final outcome of a story called?

Back

Resolution.

Front

What is the high point of a story called?

Back

Climax.

Front

What is the term for the events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution?

Back

Falling action.

Front

What is the term for the struggle between opposing forces in a story?

Back

Conflict.