Analyzing the Structure of a Story

What is the structure of a fictional story called?

• Essay
• Plot
• Organization
• Paragraphs

The part of the story that ties up all the loose ends and takes care of the conflict

• the climax
• the theme
• the resolution
• the introduction

Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?

• exposition
• rising action
• climax
• resolution

Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?

• exposition
• rising action
• falling action
• resolution

Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?

• climax
• rising action
• falling action
• resolution

Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?

• climax
• exposition
• falling action
• resolution

Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?

• climax
• rising action
• falling action
• resolution

Which part of the plot is
the most intense?

• falling action
• resolution

• exposition
• climax

What is foreshadowing?

• language that is not mean to be literally, but meant to add richness and color to literature
• an exaggeration
• hints and clues in a narrative to suggest a future action
• the dictionary meaning of a word

When a narrative makes a brief "jump" into the past

• Flashback
• Exposition
• Dramatic Hook
• Flash-forward