Literature Terms

What is plot?

• Events that lead to a resolution

• When and where a story take place

• Series of related events that make up a story

• Struggle between opposing forces

What is the exposition?

• The introduction/beginning

• Events that lead to a resolution

• Series of mini-conflicts

• Struggle between opposing forces

What is the rising action?

• The introduction/beginning

• Events that lead to a resolution

• Series of mini-conflicts that become more intense

• The turning point of the story; emotional high point

What is the falling action?

• The outcomes of the conflict

• Events that lead to a resolution

• Series of mini-conflicts that become more intense

• The turning point of the story; emotional high point

What is the resolution?

• The outcomes of the conflict

• Introduces the setting, characters and the conflict

• Series of mini-conflicts that become more intense

• The turning point of the story; emotional high point

How many stages of plot are there?

• 5

• 4

• 6

• 3

What is the conflict in a story?

• Turning point of the story; emotional high point

• Series of related events that make up a story

• The time and place where the action occurs

• Struggle between opposing forces within the plot

What is the setting?

• Turning point of the story; emotional high point

• Series of related events that make up a story

• The time and place where the action occurs

• Struggle between opposing forces within the plot

What is the point of view?

• The person or thing that causes the conflict

• The hero/heroine of the story who is faced with a conflict

• The time and place where the action occurs

• Perspective from which a story is told

Foreshadowing

• A reference to another work of literature, person, or event

• A literary work in which characters, objects, or actions represent something else

• A struggle between opposing forces

• The use of hints and clues to suggest what will happen later