Plot

Plot Diagram

By jwebb

  • Exposition

    Introduces the characters, describes the setting and establishes the problem in the story

  • Rising Action

    Rising Action
    Series of relevant incidents that create suspense, interest, and tension in a narrative. In literary works, a rising action includes all decisions, characters' flaws, and background circumstances that together create turns and twists leading to a climax.

  • Climax

    Climax
    The part of story or play where the tension or action reaches its highest part

  • Falling Action

    Falling Action
    Falling action is defined as the parts of a story after the climax and before the very end

  • Resolution

    The part of the story's plot where the main problem is resolved or worked out. The resolution occurs after the falling action and is typically where the story ends