plot

1. Part Three, Fahrenheit 451 Barry 2010 plot

2. The plot is the action or sequence of events in a novel, short story, play, or narrative poem. The plot is “what happens” in a story. The plot gives a story interest, suspense, and structure. Most plots follow the same basic structure with the same elements. plot Adapted from Traci Gardner, readwritethink.org

3. Freytag’s pyramid describes a story’s plot in terms of five parts. This graphic organizer matches the structure of a typical plot—the climax is the high point, surrounded by rising and falling action. Freytag’s pyramid climax/crisis rising action falling action exposition resolution/denouement Adapted from Traci Gardner, readwritethink.org

4. The exposition is the beginning of the story that provides the reader with background information. Freytag’s pyramid climax/crisis falling action rising action exposition resolution/denouement Adapted from Traci Gardner, readwritethink.org

5. The rising action is the action of the story that builds toward the high point. Freytag’s pyramid climax/crisis rising action falling action resolution/denouement exposition Adapted from Traci Gardner, readwritethink.org

6. The climax or crisis is the high point of the plot with the highest emotion, intensity, or suspense. Often the climax occurs much closer to the end than the beginning. Freytag’s pyramid climax/crisis rising action falling action resolution/denouement exposition Adapted from Traci Gardner, readwritethink.org

7. The falling action is the action of the story after the climax that leads toward the resolution of the conflict. Freytag’s pyramid climax/crisis falling action rising action resolution/denouement exposition Adapted from Traci Gardner, readwritethink.org

8. The resolution or denouement is the action during which the conflict is resolved and the story comes to an end. Freytag’s pyramid climax/crisis rising action falling action resolution/denouement exposition Adapted from Traci Gardner, readwritethink.org