E9 Plot Diagram, Plot Vocabulary, Authors Purpose

The literary element that describes the structure of the story

• Climax

• Rising Action

• Plot

• Theme

Sets the scene and introduces the characters, setting, and problem

• Climax

• Resolution

• Plot

• Exposition

This is the "pop off," what starts the problem

• Inciting Incident

• Expostion

• Climax

• Rising Action

A series of conflicts and crisis that lead to a turning point.

• Climax

• Rising Action

• Inciting Incident

• Falling Action

There can be more that one rising action

• true

• false

The turning point of the story.

The spot where the story changes direction towards a resolution.

• Expositon

• Resolution

• Climax

• Inciting Incident

Takes us closer to the resolution.

Starts tying up loose ends

• Climax

• Resolution

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

What are the two types of resolutions?

• Resolved and Complete

• Solved and Resolved

• Solved and Dissolved

• Ongoing and Over

The conflict is over and the story comes to an end.

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution

• Theme

Conflict is done and never coming back

• Solved Resolution

• Resolved Resolution