Plot Structure

What is the definition of plot?

• Edgar

• The setting of the story.

• The characters of the story.

• The events that occur in the story.

What is the definition of climax?

• The highest point of action in the story or turning point.

• Doug

• The beginning of the story.

• The end of the story.

What is the definition of falling action?

• Francis

• The end of the story.

• The events leading to the resolution and bringing the conflict to a close.

• The middle of the story.

What is the definition of exposition?

• The end of the story.

• The beginning of the story including the setting and character.

• Hank

• The conflict of the story.

What is the definition of inciting incident.

• The beginning of the story.

• The ending of the story.

• The setting.

• The event that sets the story into motion; your trigger event.

What is the definition of resolution?

• The beginning of the story.

• The end of the story.

• Frank

• The setting of the story.

What is the definition of rising action?

• The events following the inciting incident and leads up to the climax of the story.

• Stecher

• The end of the story.

• The beginning of the story.

What is the definition of setting?

• Schick

• The pace the setting takes place.

• The time, place, and environment of the story.

• The time the story takes place.

What is the definition of theme?

• What the story is mostly about.

• The moral or lesson you learn from reading the story.

• The point of view of the characters.

• Doughty

What is the definition of conflict?

• The problem or struggle the character must overcome in the story.

• A problem.

• Zimmerman

• The time, place, and environment of the story.