Freytags Pyramid Flashcards
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who first crated the plot graph known as Freytags Pyramid
Gustav Freytag
What are the 7 parts of the graph
exposition
inciting incident
rising action
climax
falling action
resolution
denouement
what is the exposition
-sets the theme
-introduces the setting
-establishes pov
-introduces characters
-provides description and background
-sets tone and mood
-introduces conflict
-inciting incident
what is the setting
-we’re story begins
-may change with changing scenery
-includes 5 senses
-includes time period, time of day, season of year, natural features, weather, landscape, building and structures
what is the point of view
first person is if you said I am going to the store
second person is you went to the store
third person is she went to the store
what are some archetypes
hero
loner
underdog
innocent
villain
what is tone
tone is the writers attitude toward the subject, audience, and self
what is mood
mood is the atmosphere a selection arouses in the reader
what does the inciting incident represent
the beginning of the main conflict
what does all good literature have
a conflict
what are the 2 types of conflict
internal and external
what is internal conflict
when a character has a battle with his or her heart
what is external conflict
when a character battles with
-man vs man
-man vs environment
-man vs society
-man vs fate
- man vs machine
what is the rising action
the events that build on eachother to move the story
how many major rising actions are there
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