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Title

The Five Parts of Plot

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Subject

English

Level

12th Grade

Created

11/06/2019

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Term

Exposition

Definition

- Introduces background info of the story (context)

- Introduces: setting, characters, and main conflict

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Rising Action

Definition

- series of events leading towards climax

- continues to develop main conflict

- creates tension and suspense

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Climax

Definition

- "Peak" or "turning point" of the story

- The most tense and dramatic part of the story

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Falling Action

Definition

- Immediately after climax

- Resolves conflict

- Describes events that occur a

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Resolution

Definition

- Acts as a conclusion for the narrative

- Describes what happens to characters

- Ties up loose strings

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