Flashcard: Plot Elements

Front

What is the main idea or message in a literary work?

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Theme

Front

What do we call a character who changes over the course of the story?

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Dynamic character

Front

What part of the story is the turning point or the most intense moment?

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Climax

Front

What is the part of the story that ties up all the loose ends and resolves the conflict?

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Resolution

Front

What is the term for the introduction of characters and setting in a story?

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Exposition

Front

What do we call a character that does not change throughout the story?

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Static character

Front

What is the sequence of events in a story called?

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Plot

Front

What part of the plot builds tension and develops the conflict?

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Rising action

Front

What is the final outcome of the story called?

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Resolution

Front

What is the term for a character that is fully developed and complex?

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Round character