Parts of Plot

The ______ is the very first piece of action that drives the story forward.

The _______ is the highest point of tension in the plot; something drastic happens.

The _______ is most of the story. It is all the events leading up to the climax.

The __________ is the events after the climax. It is leading toward a solution.

The correct order of plot elements in typical story is:

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

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

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

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

The end/conclusion of a story's plot is the __________.

• rising action

• climax

• resolution

_{Which part of the plot is the}
turning point of the story?

• Exposition

• Falling Action

• Climax

• Resolution

Which element of the plot is where all the loose ends are tied up?

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

Elements of plot

• the vignettes that make up the story

• the structure of events that make up a fictional story

• people who write the stories

Events that take place before the current action.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Hyperbole

• Flashback