LITERARY DEVICE In Your Notebook: Narrative Plot Structure LITERARY DEVICE In Your Notebook: A.K.A. (Gustav) Freytag Pyramid
NARRATIVE PLOT STRUCTURE
SETTING: IS THE TIME AND PLACE OF THE ACTION. __________________________________
EXPOSITION: IS THE PART OF A WORK THAT INTRODUCES THE CHARACTERS, SETTING, AND BASIC SITUATION.
PLOT: IS THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS IN WHICH EACH EVENT RESULTS FROM A PREVIOUS ONE AND CAUSES THE NEXT.
RISING ACTION: THE EVENTS THAT LEAD TO THE CLIMAX.
CLIMAX: IS THE TURNING POINT OF THE STORY. IT IS THE MOMENT OF MOST TENSION. WILL THE PROTAGONIST FAIL OR SUCCEED?
FALLING ACTION: THE EVENTS THAT LEAD TO THE RESOLUTION (THE END).
Resolution + Denouement IS THE OUTCOME OF THE CONFLICT IN A PLOT. ALL THE STORYLINES SHOULD BE COMPLETED. Dénouement: (French term, pronounced: day-noo-moh) the ending. At this point, any remaining secrets, questions or mysteries which remain after the resolution are solved by the characters or explained by the author.