| A | B |
|---|
| Freytag's Pyramid | Common patterns of plot in stories in diagram form |
| Expostion | setting the scene-background |
| Inciting Incident | A single event signals the beginning of the conflict |
| Rising Action | the story builds and gets more exciting |
| Climax | The moment of greatest tension in the story |
| Falling Action | Events happen as a result of the climax leading to the resolution |
| Resolution | The character solves the main conflict/problem |
| De'nouement | Any remaining questions after the resolution are explained by the author |
