Story Elements Vocabulary Flashcard

Front

What is the most important point or message the story is about?

Back

Main Idea

Front

What is the part of the story where problems start to happen and excitement builds?

Back

Rising Action

Front

What is the most exciting or important moment in a story called?

Back

Climax

Front

What are important facts or examples that support the main idea called?

Back

Key Details

Front

Which part of the story involves events that happen after the climax as the story starts to calm down?

Back

Falling Action

Front

What is the beginning part of the story that introduces characters and setting?

Back

Exposition

Front

What is the central message or lesson of a story called?

Back

Theme

Front

What is the term for a hint or clue about what will happen later in the story?

Back

Foreshadowing

Front

What do we call the struggle between opposing forces in a story?

Back

Conflict

Front

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

Back

Denouement