These are the five key parts of the plot diagram, based on how a story unfolds. Why would any good writer place as many details after a climax as they had before it? That would be quite unbalanced for a story (creating confusion about its end point), not realistic, and boring. The exposition is the introduction to a story, including the primary characters names, setting, mood, and time. When constructing a plot diagram, the following key components need to be kept in mind. A better 'shape' to describe parts of a plot would be an obtuse triangle, not the isosceles or equilateral shape I keep finding. The climax happens close to end, not the center, and the short amount of details that follows the climax, and quickly (unlike the conflict and gradual exposition - what you and others are calling 'rising action') ties together any loose ends, is known as the denouement. Exciting, tense, strongest, unpredictable, the event that transforms the protagonist, et cetera, would all be more helpful, if this is what you mean by 'worst.' These diagrams also keep putting the climax at the center of the story, which is yet another foolishness I've come across repeatedly. Its 'worst' what? What is 'worse' about a climax? That is not the best adjective, because I can't be sure what point you're trying to make.

We are introduced to the main conflict, which is a struggle between opposing sides or forces. We also learn about the setting of the story. Once upon a time, in a land far away, there lived a girl named Cinderella. Rising Action Incidents in the plot that Create Suspense and build toward the point of greatest interest (climax). Let’s take a look at the elements of plot with the story of Cinderella 4. Your sentences also contain misspellings: 'the Climax is when the story is at it's worst.' 'It's' is a contraction for the two words, 'it is,' and is not a possessive pronoun (its). Exposition This usually occurs at the beginning of a short story. Exposition Rising action Climax Falling action Resolution. I have been scanning online for a proper definition of story plot outlining, to help my niece understand, and I still haven't found one.

Exposition plot diagram