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 ; )
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?!
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?!