Dramatic Structure

Gustav Freytag created a plot diagram known as Freytag’s …

• Pyramid

• Storytelling

• Arc

• Model

According to Freytag the plot of a story consists of __________ parts.

• three

• five

• seven

• four

Which part of the dramatic structure is the first item on Freytag's Pyramid?

• Exposition

• Resolution

• Rising Action

• Stage Direction

Which part of the play features the moment when the intensity is highest?

• Dramatic high

• Maximum

• Rise

• Climax

The resolution (or denouement) is the part of the plot where …

• the conflict is explained.

• the main conflict is solved or resolved.

• a new conflict is introduced.

• suspense is created.

_________________ occurs right after the climax, when the main conflict of the story resolves.

• Lessening

• Weakening action

• Resolution

• Falling action