Plot Vocabulary Tools A B Plot what happens in the story. The series of events, one developing out of another Exposition/Basic situation the very first part of the plot, where you learn who the characters are and what they want Conflict a struggle between opposing forces Internal conflict a struggle or conflict in the mind External conflict a struggle or conflict where someone is fighting against someone or something Complications problems that arise as characters struggle to reach their goals Climax a story's most emotional or suspensefull point Resolution the last part of the story, where all remaining questions are answered and the loose ends of the plot are tied up Suspense the anxiety the reader feels when reading about what will happen next in a story Foreshadowing hints or cluse that suggest what will happen later in a story