Plot and Structure: Literary Terms

Exposition- a description starting off the plot Rising  action-The dramatic structure building up to the climax Climax-The most important, exciting part of the story Falling action- the details that lead to the resolution Resolution- the ending of the story that pulls it all together Flashback- a reminisce of thinking about something that happened a while back Protagonist- the good guy in the story Antagonist- the bad guy in the story Conflict- a problem between people; to be incompatible, or differ, or clash In medias res- into the middle of things