6.5A Study Review - Story Elements

The sequence of events in a story

• Setting

• Plot

• Character

• Conflict

Match the term with the definition

• Falling Action

• Shows how the conflict is solved; action that follows the climax

• Climax

• End of the story that tells how everything turned out

• Resolution

• The most exciting part of the story where the protagonist's life changes

• Rising Action

• Shows how the conflict becomes more difficult; leads to the climax

• Exposition

• The beginning of the story when the setting & characters are introduced

The time and place the plot takes place

• Character

• Setting

• Theme

• Plot

The main character who has a problem that must be solved

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

Character against the protagonist; they cause the problem

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

The problem or struggle faced by the characters

• Setting

• Conflict

• Plot

• Theme

The central message of the story; what the characters learn

• Character

• Plot

• Theme

• Conflict