Plot

1. What is plot?
The literary element that describes the structure of a story
A plot line shows the arrangement of events and actions within a
story

2. What are the components of plot?

Exposition the start of the story; the situation before the action
starts; the opening of a piece of fiction; how it all begins
o Ex.: Cinderellas situation being spelled out for the reader, that
she does all the housework and puts up with the cruelty of her
stepmother and stepsisters
Rising Action the series of conflicts and crises in the story that lead
to the climax; often the bulk of a story
o Ex.: Everyones preparation for the princes ball, the fairy
Godmother helps Cinderella get to the ball, Cinderella meets
and dances with the price, Cinderella rushes home at the
stroke of midnight, she loses her shoe, the prince aims to find
the owner of the shoe and goes door to door to find the
woman who fits the shoe.
Climax the turning point, the most intense momenteither mentally or in
action, the peak event in a story where the conflict comes face-to-face with its
consequence, often near the end of a story, the main moment the readers been
waiting for; in good literature, there may be many mini climaxes created by
multiple conflicts throughout the rising action to keep the reader interested, but
the main climax is usually always at the end, otherwise there