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Gustav Freytag's Plot Structure: 
Commonly known as "Freytag's Triangle" or "Freytag's Pyramid"
("Freytag's Ride" is Mrs. Foster's rendition of it ; )



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Exposition:  the beginning of a narrative,  the author's providing of some background information about the plot, characters' histories, setting, and theme.

Rising Action: conflict and tension start to rise in the story.
 
Climax: most exciting point of the story; also the turning point, which marks a change, for the better or the worse, in the main character’s affairs.

Falling Action: what events occur after the climax; the "fall out"; the unraveling.

Denouement: the conclusion or "untieing" of the plot.




BTW:  The guy on the roller coaster is the actual Gustav Freytag.  Doesn't he look like he's having fun?!