Plot Diagram & Story Elements Vocabulary

Front

Term for introducing characters and setting

Back

Exposition

Front

Rising Action

Back

Suspense builds, problem complicates

Front

Turning point in a story

Back

Climax

Front

Events after climax

Back

Falling Action

Front

Outcome for characters in a story

Back

Resolution

Front

Term for place, time, season in a story

Back

Setting

Front

Situation or problem in a story

Back

Conflict

Front

Main part of a story

Back

Plot

Front

People or animals in a story

Back

Characters

Front

Message of the story

Back

Theme