Story Plot Vocabulary

Front

What is the chain of events that make up a story?

Back

Plot

Front

What are the events leading to the climax that introduce complications in the story?

Back

Rising Action

Front

What is the time and place of a story called?

Back

Setting

Front

What is the most exciting part of the story?

Back

Climax

Front

What do we call the main character of a story?

Back

Protagonist

Front

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

Back

Conflict

Front

What is the part of the story where the main character faces the conflict?

Back

Climax

Front

What is the final outcome or resolution of the story called?

Back

Resolution

Front

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

Back

Falling Action

Front

What do we call the introduction of the story that sets the stage for the plot?

Back

Exposition