Plot Terms

The point at which the conflict changes for the main character; the a-ha moment

• rising action

• climax

• exposition

• plot twist

Clues or hints given by the author about something that will happen later in a story

• flashback

• rising action

• resolution

• foreshadowing

A struggle between opposing forces

• conflict

• characterization

• exposition

• suspense

The sequence of events in a story

• plot

• theme

• conflict

• setting

Action and events that build suspense

• subplot

• rising action

• falling action

• foreshadowing

Actions and events in literature that excite or hold the reader in anticipation of an outcome

• exposition

• plot diagram

• suspense

• resolution

A conflict between a character and an outside force

• internal conflict

• suspense

• external conflict

• subplot

The beginning of a story where an author introduces setting, characters, and conflict

• introduction

• exposition

• resolution

• conflict

How the conflict ends

• ending

• conclusion

• resolution

• subplot

Which is an example of INTERNAL CONFLICT?

• Rayne is deciding on whether she wants to attend college or join the Army.

• Wyatt is experiencing frostbite conditions after failing to build a fire properly.

• Eric and Shawn argue over who gets to take the trophy home.

• The James family has to move because a large company bought their apartment building.