Plot Diagram Terms-Wayground

Front

Main Characters

Back

The main action in the story revolves around this character.

Front

Setting

Back

Time and place.

Front

Exposition

Back

A brief introduction of the characters, setting, and opening situation.

Front

Rising Action

Back

Series of main events which lead to the climax.

Front

Climax

Back

The turning point of the story. Where the story changes to solve the conflict.

Front

Falling Action

Back

Events that follow the climax. Logical result of climax.

Front

Resolution

Back

Outcome of the conflict.

Front

Conflict

Back

Struggle between opposing forces. The problem in the story.

Front

Theme

Back

The message or moral the author wants the reader to understand.

Front

Plot

Back

The sequence of events in a story, poem or play.