the characterwho causesconflict fortheprotagonistAntagonistthe eventthat startsthe actionof a storyIncitingIncident/InitialConflictCharactervs.CharacterA type ofexternalconflictthe maincharacterin thestoryProtagonista charactermentallystruggles withhis or her ownopposingthoughtsInternalConflictwhathappens in astory beforethe climaxRisingActiona climax thatis an intenseevent like abattleCrisisClimaxwhen a storyhas two ormore storiesthat progresson differenttimelines MultipleTimelinethe time,place andenvironmentof a storySettinga climaxwhere storychanginginformationis revealedRevelationClimaxCharactervs.SocietyA type ofexternalconflictthe mostexciting,dramatic oremotionalpoint in a storyClimaxHow theconflict of thestory is clearedup and thestory endsResolutionCharactervs.NatureA type ofexternalconflicta super shortsummaryincluding theprotagonist andmain plotdetailsMainIdeathe mainpeople,animals orobjects in astoryCharactersA fictional(made-up) storyLiteraryTextthe events thathappen afterthe climax—notevery story hasthese eventsFallingActionCharactervs.SupernaturalA type ofexternalconflicttheunderlyingmessageof a storyThemeCharactervs.TechnologyA type ofexternalconflictthe exposingof information,like the settingandcharactersExpositionthe events inthe story aretold in theorder theyoccurChronologicalTimelinethe events inthe storyjump aroundin time withno pattern Nonchronologicalor NonlinearTimelinea climax wherethe protagonistcomes to anunderstandingof a difficultsituationCatharsisClimaxCharactervs. SelfThe onlytype ofinternalconflictthe events in thestory are told inthe order theyhappened withoccasional jumpsback or forward intime ChronologicalTimeline withFlashbacksandFlashforwardsthe strugglebetweenopposingforcesConflictwhen acharacterconflicts withsomethingoutside of theirown bodyExternalConflictthe characterwho causesconflict fortheprotagonistAntagonistthe eventthat startsthe actionof a storyIncitingIncident/InitialConflictCharactervs.CharacterA type ofexternalconflictthe maincharacterin thestoryProtagonista charactermentallystruggles withhis or her ownopposingthoughtsInternalConflictwhathappens in astory beforethe climaxRisingActiona climax thatis an intenseevent like abattleCrisisClimaxwhen a storyhas two ormore storiesthat progresson differenttimelines MultipleTimelinethe time,place andenvironmentof a storySettinga climaxwhere storychanginginformationis revealedRevelationClimaxCharactervs.SocietyA type ofexternalconflictthe mostexciting,dramatic oremotionalpoint in a storyClimaxHow theconflict of thestory is clearedup and thestory endsResolutionCharactervs.NatureA type ofexternalconflicta super shortsummaryincluding theprotagonist andmain plotdetailsMainIdeathe mainpeople,animals orobjects in astoryCharactersA fictional(made-up) storyLiteraryTextthe events thathappen afterthe climax—notevery story hasthese eventsFallingActionCharactervs.SupernaturalA type ofexternalconflicttheunderlyingmessageof a storyThemeCharactervs.TechnologyA type ofexternalconflictthe exposingof information,like the settingandcharactersExpositionthe events inthe story aretold in theorder theyoccurChronologicalTimelinethe events inthe storyjump aroundin time withno pattern Nonchronologicalor NonlinearTimelinea climax wherethe protagonistcomes to anunderstandingof a difficultsituationCatharsisClimaxCharactervs. SelfThe onlytype ofinternalconflictthe events in thestory are told inthe order theyhappened withoccasional jumpsback or forward intime ChronologicalTimeline withFlashbacksandFlashforwardsthe strugglebetweenopposingforcesConflictwhen acharacterconflicts withsomethingoutside of theirown bodyExternalConflict

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