This part of the plot contains information about the setting, characters' backstories, prior plot events, historical context.

The final part of a narrative in which the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are explained or resolved.

Occurs after the falling action and is typically where the story ends.

A series of relevant incidents that create suspense, interest, and tension in a narrative.

Includes all decisions, characters' flaws, and background circumstances that together create turns and twists leading to a climax.

The parts of a story after the climax and before the very end.

The bridge between the climax and the denouement.

The part of the narrative that includes the pebble, rock and boulder.

Typically shorter than the rising action, it's not just a winding down period.

The story's central turning point.

The moment of peak tension or conflict.

The culmination of a story's rising action.

"And they lived happily ever after."

The story's primary question is answered or the major tension is dispelled.

Might give the audience a sense of how the characters were changed by the story, and of what the future will hold for them.

"once upon a time"

BONUS - the name given to a climax in which the story's primary tension is dispelled in an unsatisfying manner, or in which the resolution fizzles in comparison to the intensity of the buildup.

The rising action begins with an inciting incident or complication.

The complication in "Little Red Riding Hood" is that there is a Big Bad Wolf in the forest, making Little Red's trip all the more dangerous and suspenseful.

A short introduction to a work of literature that provides context and background information for the story that follows, and which may briefly summarise the story's main events.

The _______________________ is typically the longest part of the story.

'A long time ago in a galaxy far away, far away…'

In a video game, there’s often a long cutscene at the end, after the final boss battle, in which the player gets to see their character destroy the boss and win the reward.

After Hans Solo and Luke Skyealker destroy the Deathstar, the falling action takes place, they win rewards and medals from Princess Leia for saving the day.