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Plot Diagram Vocab
vocabulary for the plot diagram
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| characters | the people, animals, or objects in a story |
| climax | the turning point of a story |
| rising action | suspense builds, the events that lead to the climax |
| falling action | things begin to resolve, events after the climax |
| resolution | the end, how the conflict is resolved |
| theme | the central idea, message, purpose, or moral |
| conflict | a struggle between opposing forces, the problem that the characters face |
| setting | where and when the story takes place |
| exposition | very beginning of a story; characters, setting, and beginning of conflict is revealed |
| plot | the events that make up a story in the order they happen |