Plot Features

The part of the plot that gives us the background information (introduces us to the characters & the setting)

• exposition

• conflict

• rising action

• climax

The events in the plot that build to the climax of the story

• exposition

• conflict

• rising action

• climax

The point of greatest intensity in a plot, or major turning point.

• exposition

• conflict

• rising action

• climax

In the plot, it is the struggle between opposing characters or forces

• exposition

• conflict

• rising action

• climax

The sequence of events that make up a story (what happens in the story)

The 5 parts of the plot are...

• exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, description

• deposit, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

• exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

• exposition, center action, climax, tough action, resolution

Events that take place after the climax, lead to the story’s resolution, & bring the story to a close

• exposition

• conflict

• falling action

• climax