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Freytag’s Pyramid. By: Gabby Perlewitz. Adapted from Mrs. Barth’s lecture on Freytag’s Pyramid. General. Gustav Freytag developed this idea. Freytag’s Pyramid maps out the general plot structure of a story. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Gustav Freytag developed this idea.Gustav Freytag developed this idea.
Freytag’s Pyramid maps out the general Freytag’s Pyramid maps out the general
plot structure of a story. plot structure of a story.
Gustav was a Nineteenth Century German Gustav was a Nineteenth Century German
novelist who saw common patterns in the novelist who saw common patterns in the
plots of stories and novels and developed plots of stories and novels and developed
a diagram to analyze them.a diagram to analyze them.
Stories can start and stop in any place on Stories can start and stop in any place on
Freytag’s Pyramid. Freytag’s Pyramid. Not every story has all five parts- Example: story Not every story has all five parts- Example: story
could start right in the middle of the action, so it could start right in the middle of the action, so it
doesn’t have Exposition, but rather begins with doesn’t have Exposition, but rather begins with
the Rising Action. the Rising Action. A story could also cut out right after the Climax, A story could also cut out right after the Climax,
meaning it has no Falling Action or Resolution. meaning it has no Falling Action or Resolution. The reader has to fill in the gaps using his/her The reader has to fill in the gaps using his/her
imagination.imagination.
This is the series of events, conflicts, This is the series of events, conflicts,
and crises in the story that lead up to and crises in the story that lead up to
the climax.the climax.
Rising action provides the progressive Rising action provides the progressive
intensity.intensity.
Rising action also complicates the Rising action also complicates the
conflict.conflict.
The turning point of the story. The turning point of the story. A crucial event takes place and from A crucial event takes place and from
this point forward.this point forward. The protagonist moves toward his/her The protagonist moves toward his/her
inevitable end. inevitable end. The event may be either an action or a The event may be either an action or a
mental decision that the protagonist mental decision that the protagonist
makes.makes.
The events occurring from the time The events occurring from the time
of the climax to the end of the story. of the climax to the end of the story.
The main character may encounter The main character may encounter
more conflicts in this part of the more conflicts in this part of the
story. story.
Even if they do encounter more Even if they do encounter more
conflicts, the end is inevitable.conflicts, the end is inevitable.
The includes the “Denouement”.The includes the “Denouement”.
Resolution is the tying up of loose ends and all of the Resolution is the tying up of loose ends and all of the
threads in the story. It’s the conclusion. threads in the story. It’s the conclusion.
The protagonist either emerges triumphant or is The protagonist either emerges triumphant or is
defeated at this point. defeated at this point.
The Denouement- opposite of Exposition: instead of The Denouement- opposite of Exposition: instead of
getting ready to tell us the story by introducing the getting ready to tell us the story by introducing the
setting and characters, the author is getting ready to setting and characters, the author is getting ready to
end it with a final explanation of what actually end it with a final explanation of what actually
happened and how the characters think or feel about it.happened and how the characters think or feel about it.
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