Plot Structure and Literary Elements

Actions or events that happen after the turning point in the text

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution

• Rising Action

What is plot?

• The literary element that describes the structure of a story.

• A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

• A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one.

• The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.

What is the definition of rising action?

• This is when the author teases the reader with the idea of a sequel.

• This is the turning point of the story.

• The story starts to reach a conclusion.

• Suspense builds that rises to the climax.

Which list shows the plot elements in the correct order?

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

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

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

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

There are 3 types of linear plot. Choose the one that does not belong.

• in media res

• chronological order

• Akasha

• flashback

Who modified Aristotle's unified plot in 1894 by adding rising and falling action?

• Sigmund Freud

• Ivan Pavlov

• Gustav Freytag

• Abraham Maslow

What plot structure diagram is mostly used today by teachers and textbooks?

• Modified Freytag Pyramid

• Madeline Hunter Lesson Plan Model

• Jean Piaget Inquiry-Based Learning

• Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences

In literature, what is conflict?

• A negotiated, legally binding arrangement between parties as to a course of action.

• The dramatic struggle between two forces in a story.

• To overcome and take control of (a place or people) by use of military force.

• A military branch that conducts space warfare.

What is exposition?

• The introduction of setting, characters, and tone.

• The suspense that builds up to a climax.

• The point in the story where conflict is introduced.

• This is the turning point of the story.

What is the climax of the story?

• When the setting is finally revealed.

• When loose ends are tied up.

• The turning point.

• When the story starts to reach a conclusion.