Plot: Freytag’s Pyramid
Dec 22, 2015
Plot: Freytag’s Pyramid
Plot has 7 components1.Exposition2.Inciting Incident3.Rising Action
4. Climax5. Falling Action6. Resolution
7. Dénouement
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Exposition
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Exposition
Inciting Incident
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Exposition
Inciting Incident
Rising A
ction
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Exposition
Inciting Incident
Rising A
ction
Climax
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Exposition
Inciting Incident
Rising A
ction
Climax
Falling Action
Use Freytag’s Pyramid to illustrate plot
Exposition
Inciting Incident
Rising A
ction
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
Use Freytag’s Pyramid to illustrate plot
Exposition
Inciting Incident
Rising A
ction
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
Dénouement
Use Freytag’s Pyramid to illustrate plot
Exposition
Inciting Incident
Rising A
ction
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
Dénouement
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Example
1. Exposition: sets the scene
Characters Setting
2. Inciting Incident
Complication
Something happens to begin the action
3. Rising Action
Story builds and gets more exciting
Rising Action
Longest part of plot
4. Climax: Moment of greatest tension in the story
5. Falling Action
Events that happen as a result of the climax
Falling Action
6. Resolution: Problem is solved
7. Dénouement: The Ending
Plot
Exposition
Inciting Incident
Rising A
ction
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
Dénouement