Plot Structure

Conflict is the dramatic struggle between two forces in a story. Without conflict, there is no plot.

the turning point, the most intense moment—either mentally or in action

Plot Structure

Climax

Falling Action: all of the action which follows the climax

Rising Action: the series of conflicts and crisis in the story that lead to the climax

the conclusion, the tying together of all of the threads

Resolution

the start of the story, the situation before the action starts

Exposition

Plot is the literary element that describes the structure of a story. It shows the a causal arrangement of events and actions within a story.

Evelyn Muñoz