Match the elements of fiction plot terms listed on the left to their correct definition.
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the struggle between characters or forces the events in a story's plot that follow the climax and ties up loose ends background information in a story- introduces characters, setting, and a possible initial situation the point at which the main conflict in a story's plot is settled the series of events in a story's plot that create increasing tension and suspense the point of greatest tension or the major turning point in a story's plot
exposition
rising action
climax
falling action
resolution
conflict
exposition
rising action
climax
falling action
resolution
conflict
exposition - background information in a story- introduces characters, setting, and a possible initial situation
rising action - the series of events in a story's plot that create increasing tension and suspense
climax - the point of greatest tension or the major turning point in a story's plot
falling action - the events in a story's plot that follow the climax and ties up loose ends
resolution - the point at which the main conflict in a story's plot is settled
conflict - the struggle between characters or forces