Elements of Plot

Most stories follow a series of events, also known as the _______.

• dénouement
• plot
• foreshadowing
• conclusion

Stories center around the ______________, the struggle between opposing forces.

• conflict
• foreshadowing
• antagonist
• setting

As characters struggle to resolve a conflict, the plot builds, _______________.

• foreshawdowing
• plot
• suspense
• dénouement

The ________________ reveals the final outcome of the conflict and wraps up the whole story.

• exposition
• rising action
• climax
• falling action
• dénouement

These are the actions that happen after the climax as the story begins to draw to a close (end).

• exposition
• rising action
• climax
• falling action
• dénouement

The ________ is the story's moment of greatest interest, the most exciting and suspenseful part.

• exposition
• rising action
• climax
• falling action
• dénouement

The ________ presents complications and events that intensify and develop before the climax.

• exposition
• rising action
• climax
• falling action
• dénouement

The ________ introduces the characters, setting, and basic information The conflict is usually introduced towards the end of this element.

• exposition
• rising action
• climax
• falling action
• dénouement

• dénouement

• exposition

• climax

• falling action

• rising action

• dénouement

• exposition

• climax

• falling action

• rising action