1. Plot Structure
Analyzing plot points 1

2. Freytag’s Pyramid 2

3. A more detailed version of the pyramid3

4. Exposition/Introduction
Set the scene
Introduce characters
Establish point of view 4

5. Inciting incident The story starts where the trouble starts
Create conflict
Complicate your protagonist’s life 5

6. Rising action The story builds Characters are in trouble
Events increase 6

7. Climax The moment of greatest tension or the turning point
The point to which all events have led
Characters act 7

8. Falling action Events are a result of the climax
The story nears its end 8

9. Resolution The protagonist solves the problem
If the problem is solved for the protagonist, it weakens her. 9

10. Denoument/Conclusion
The denoument/conclusion is the opposite of the exposition.
Remaining plot threads are tied up.
The reader learns how the characters will deal with what has happened to them. 10