Plot Structure and Literary Elements

In a story, what happens during the conclusion?

• Loose ends are tied-up and sequels are revealed.

• The lights are turned off.

• The credits roll.

• The Dodgers lose the World Series...again.

Interest and suspense are built during which part of the story?

• Exposition

• Climax

• Rising Action

• Falling Action

What is the classic fairy tale resolution?

• once upon a time

• the end...or is it?

• and they all lived happily ever after

• this is a story about a family

The sequence of events in a story or novel is called the ________.

• action

• conflict

• setting

• plot

Which element of plot structure is described as being the "spark" that gets the story started...when the problem is revealed?

• introduction

• exposition

• conflict

• climax

Which part of the story is represented by this blue blob?

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• resolution

Label this basic plot diagram.

a

b

c

d

e

Rising action

Climax

Introduction

Resolution

Falling action

Match the following terms to the correct definitions.

• The time and place of a story

• Exposition

• The beginning of a story

• Character

• The turning point; most intense moment

• Climax

• The problem or struggled

• Setting

• A person, animal, or inanimate object

• Conflict

Match the following literary terms with their correct definitions.

• Sequence of events including conflict

• Rising Action

• Suspense is decreasing after the climax

• Plot

• Protagonist tries to solve the problem

• Falling Action

• Conflict is completely over

• Theme

• Overall message or life lesson

• Resolution

When is the conflict introduced in a story?

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action