Matching Pairs Plot ElementsOnline version Matching game. by Tina Lovell 1 falling action 2 plot 3 climax 4 rising action 5 resolution 6 exposition 7 conflict The sequence of events in fiction. The highest point of action in the story (the turning point of the action). The solution to the conflict. The events leading from the climax to the resolution. The background information that the author thinks the reader needs to understand the story including characters, setting, and the basic situation. The inciting incident (problem) the protagonist (main character) faces. The events leading from the conflict to the climax.