the eventthat startsthe actionof a storyIncitingIncident/InitialConflictthe maincharacterin thestoryProtagonistwhen a storyhas two ormore storiesthat progresson differenttimelines MultipleTimelinethe events inthe storyjump aroundin time withno pattern Nonchronologicalor NonlinearTimelinea climaxwhere storychanginginformationis revealedRevelationClimaxthe events thathappen afterthe climax—notevery story hasthese eventsFallingActionthe characterwho causesconflict fortheprotagonistAntagonisttheunderlyingmessageof a storyThemea super shortsummaryincluding theprotagonist andmain plotdetailsMainIdeaa climax wherethe protagonistcomes to anunderstandingof a difficultsituationCatharsisClimaxCharactervs. SelfThe onlytype ofinternalconflictCharactervs.NatureA type ofexternalconflictthe strugglebetweenopposingforcesConflictthe events in thestory are told inthe order theyhappened withoccasional jumpsback or forward intime ChronologicalTimeline withFlashbacksandFlashforwardsthe mainpeople,animals orobjects in astoryCharactersA fictional(made-up) storyLiteraryTextHow theconflict of thestory is clearedup and thestory endsResolutionthe time,place andenvironmentof a storySettingCharactervs.CharacterA type ofexternalconflictthe events inthe story aretold in theorder theyoccurChronologicalTimelinewhathappens in astory beforethe climaxRisingActionthe mostexciting,dramatic oremotionalpoint in a storyClimaxwhen acharacterconflicts withsomethingoutside of theirown bodyExternalConflictCharactervs.TechnologyA type ofexternalconflicta climax thatis an intenseevent like abattleCrisisClimaxthe exposingof information,like the settingandcharactersExpositionCharactervs.SupernaturalA type ofexternalconflicta charactermentallystruggles withhis or her ownopposingthoughtsInternalConflictCharactervs.SocietyA type ofexternalconflictthe eventthat startsthe actionof a storyIncitingIncident/InitialConflictthe maincharacterin thestoryProtagonistwhen a storyhas two ormore storiesthat progresson differenttimelines MultipleTimelinethe events inthe storyjump aroundin time withno pattern Nonchronologicalor NonlinearTimelinea climaxwhere storychanginginformationis revealedRevelationClimaxthe events thathappen afterthe climax—notevery story hasthese eventsFallingActionthe characterwho causesconflict fortheprotagonistAntagonisttheunderlyingmessageof a storyThemea super shortsummaryincluding theprotagonist andmain plotdetailsMainIdeaa climax wherethe protagonistcomes to anunderstandingof a difficultsituationCatharsisClimaxCharactervs. SelfThe onlytype ofinternalconflictCharactervs.NatureA type ofexternalconflictthe strugglebetweenopposingforcesConflictthe events in thestory are told inthe order theyhappened withoccasional jumpsback or forward intime ChronologicalTimeline withFlashbacksandFlashforwardsthe mainpeople,animals orobjects in astoryCharactersA fictional(made-up) storyLiteraryTextHow theconflict of thestory is clearedup and thestory endsResolutionthe time,place andenvironmentof a storySettingCharactervs.CharacterA type ofexternalconflictthe events inthe story aretold in theorder theyoccurChronologicalTimelinewhathappens in astory beforethe climaxRisingActionthe mostexciting,dramatic oremotionalpoint in a storyClimaxwhen acharacterconflicts withsomethingoutside of theirown bodyExternalConflictCharactervs.TechnologyA type ofexternalconflicta climax thatis an intenseevent like abattleCrisisClimaxthe exposingof information,like the settingandcharactersExpositionCharactervs.SupernaturalA type ofexternalconflicta charactermentallystruggles withhis or her ownopposingthoughtsInternalConflictCharactervs.SocietyA type ofexternalconflict

Plot Diagram Vocabulary Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Inciting Incident/Initial Conflict
    the event that starts the action of a story
  2. Protagonist
    the main character in the story
  3. Multiple Timeline
    when a story has two or more stories that progress on different timelines
  4. Nonchronological or Nonlinear Timeline
    the events in the story jump around in time with no pattern
  5. Revelation Climax
    a climax where story changing information is revealed
  6. Falling Action
    the events that happen after the climax—not every story has these events
  7. Antagonist
    the character who causes conflict for the protagonist
  8. Theme
    the underlying message of a story
  9. Main Idea
    a super short summary including the protagonist and main plot details
  10. Catharsis Climax
    a climax where the protagonist comes to an understanding of a difficult situation
  11. The only type of internal conflict
    Character vs. Self
  12. A type of external conflict
    Character vs. Nature
  13. Conflict
    the struggle between opposing forces
  14. Chronological Timeline with Flashbacks and Flashforwards
    the events in the story are told in the order they happened with occasional jumps back or forward in time
  15. Characters
    the main people, animals or objects in a story
  16. Literary Text
    A fictional (made-up) story
  17. Resolution
    How the conflict of the story is cleared up and the story ends
  18. Setting
    the time, place and environment of a story
  19. A type of external conflict
    Character vs. Character
  20. Chronological Timeline
    the events in the story are told in the order they occur
  21. Rising Action
    what happens in a story before the climax
  22. Climax
    the most exciting, dramatic or emotional point in a story
  23. External Conflict
    when a character conflicts with something outside of their own body
  24. A type of external conflict
    Character vs. Technology
  25. Crisis Climax
    a climax that is an intense event like a battle
  26. Exposition
    the exposing of information, like the setting and characters
  27. A type of external conflict
    Character vs. Supernatural
  28. Internal Conflict
    a character mentally struggles with his or her own opposing thoughts
  29. A type of external conflict
    Character vs. Society