Parts of a Story (Parts of the Plot)

What is the Exposition?

• The most exciting or intense part of a story, the point of highest interest

• The background information on the characters and setting explained at the beginning of a story

• The time and place of a story

• The events after the climax that lead down to the resolution of the conflict

What is the Protagonist?

• The character or natural force who goes against or fights the main character in a story

• A struggle between a character and an outside force like nature or another characterA struggle between a character and an outside force like nature or another character

• The main character in a story; (there can be more than one)

• The main idea or meaning in a story, the lesson or moral learned

What is the Antagonist?

• The character or natural force who goes against or fights the main character in a story

• The main character in a story; (there can be more than one)

• When something totally unexpected happens, or the opposite of what you would expect

• The end of the story, what happens to the characters after the problem (conflict) is resolved

What is the Setting?

• The events after the climax that lead down to the resolution of the conflict

• The main idea or meaning in a story, the lesson or moral learned

• The character or natural force who goes against or fights the main character in a story

• The time and place of a story

What is Internal Conflict?

• A struggle in a person's mind over a problem or question

• A struggle between a character and an outside force like nature or another character

• The end of the story, what happens to the characters after the problem (conflict) is resolved

• The use of a tangible object (something you can touch) to represent something deeper (an idea)

What is External Conflict?

• A hint or warning that something is about to happen

• A struggle in a person's mind over a problem or question

• A struggle between a character and an outside force like nature or another character

• The most exciting or intense part of a story, the point of highest interest

What is the Falling Action?

• The events after the climax that lead down to the resolution of the conflict

• The events in the story that lead up to the point of highest interest (the climax)

• When something totally unexpected happens, or the opposite of what you would expect

• A struggle in a person's mind over a problem or question

What is the Resolution?

• The main idea or meaning in a story, the lesson or moral learned

• The events after the climax that lead down to the resolution of the conflict

• The end of the story, what happens to the characters after the problem (conflict) is resolved

• The main idea or meaning in a story, the lesson or moral learned

What is the Theme?

• The use of a tangible object (something you can touch) to represent something deeper (an idea)

• The main idea or meaning in a story, the lesson or moral learned

• The events in the story that lead up to the point of highest interest (the climax)

• When something totally unexpected happens, or the opposite of what you would expect

What is Symbolism?

• The main idea or meaning in a story, the lesson or moral learned

• A struggle in a person's mind over a problem or question

• The use of a tangible object (something you can touch) to represent something deeper (an idea)

• The time and place of a story