Story Elements Vocabulary

Front

What are the people or animals in a story called?

Back

characters

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

What term describes the time and place of a story?

Back

setting

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Front

What is the sequence of events that make up a story?

Back

plot

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

What is the beginning of a story where characters and setting are introduced?

Back

exposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Front

What is the title of a book referred to as?

Back

the name of the book

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Front

What is the term for the main problem or conflict in a story?

Back

central conflict

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Front

What do we call the events that lead to the climax of a story?

Back

rising action

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Front

What is the turning point of a story called?

Back

climax

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

What term describes the events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution?

Back

falling action

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

What is the conclusion of a story where the conflict is resolved?

Back

resolution

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C