Literary Elements and Plot Structure

where the action happens before the turning point

• climax

• rising action

• plot

• falling action

where the conflict starts, the problem of the story

• climax

• rising action

• plot

• falling action

the turning point of where all the actions start to slow down

• climax

• rising action

• plot

• falling action

introduction describes the characters and setting telling who, what, when, where, and why

• climax

• rising action

• plot

• falling action

how the problem is solved

• climax

• rising action

• plot

• falling action

• resolution

the dictionary meaning of a word

• climax

• literal meaning

• figurative meaning

• falling action

• free verse

words or phrases that mean more than their dictionary definition; similes and metaphors

• climax

• literal meaning

• figurative meaning

• falling action

• free verse

the attitude of a piece of writing, expressed through the style of writing and the words the author uses

• climax

• literal meaning

• figurative meaning

• tone

• free verse

a poem with no rhyme scheme or set pattern of beats

• climax

• metaphor

• figurative meaning

• free verse

• simile

comparison that does not use the words like or as

• climax

• metaphor

• figurative meaning

• free verse

• simile