Mr. Leab                                                Plot Map                                    Name:_______________

Terms:

Exposition: The point in the plot when the reader is given important background information on the characters, setting, and conflicts. Also known as the introduction.

Rising Action: During the story, tension or conflict is built through a series of complications, incidents which either help or hinder the protagonist in finding a solution.

Climax: The point in a plot that creates the greatest intensity, suspense, or interest; usually the point at which the conflict is resolved.

Falling Action: Shows the effects that the climax has on the characters and leads into the resolution.

Resolution: (Also known as Denouement in tragedies) The end of the story where everything is tied up.

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