Unlock the Secret Power of Freytag’s Pyramid: Master the 5 Elements That Make Stories Unforgettable

Unlock the Secret Power of Freytag’s Pyramid: Master the 5 Elements That Make Stories Unforgettable

Since then, the common story structure terms have slowly morphed into something Freytag would find unrecognizable. Worse, the new terms are still taught as “Freytag’s pyramid,” even though they don’t resemble his original theories.

Take a look at the differences below:

Freytag’s Pyramid (circa 1863) 6 Modern Plot Points* The Write Structure
  1. Introduction
    1. Exposition
    2. Exciting force
  2. Rising Movement
  3. Climax
  4. Falling Action
    1. Force of the Final Suspense
  5. Catastrophe
  1. Exposition
  2. Inciting Incident
  3. Rising Action
  4. Climax
  5. Falling Action
  6. Resolution or Denouement
  1. Exposition
  2. Inciting Incident
  3. Rising Action/Progressive Complications
  4. Dilemma
  5. Climax
  6. Denouement

*While there are many variations of this, these are the modern story plot points most often taught.

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