Plot Terms Flashcards
Protagonist
Main character
Antagonist
person or a group of people who oppose the main character
Exposition
Introduces characters, main conflict, and setting
Internal Conflict
internal conflict is the struggle occurring within a character’s mind.
External Conflict
struggle between a person and an outside force
Rising action
events that begin immediately
Climax
Turning point of story
Falling action
conflict between the protagonist and the antagonist unravels
Resolution
Where conflicts are resolved
Theme
The central topic
Flashback
a scene that takes the narrative back in time from the current point
Flash forward
scene that takes the narrative forward in time
Foreshadowing
Hinting what the story will be about
Real time
events take place entirely within the span of the depiction
Chronological order
arrangement of things following one after another in time
