Story Mountain narrative structure — free printable diagram

About this illustration

This image visually represents the concept of a 'Story Mountain,' illustrating the typical plot structure of a narrative. It features a stylized mountain landscape with pine trees at its base, overlaid with a dark blue triangular line that maps the progression of a story. Five key stages are numbered and labeled around this triangle: '1 Orientation,' '2 Rising Action,' '3 Climax,' '4 Falling Action,' and '5 Resolution,' each with a brief textual explanation. This resource is ideal for teaching narrative structure in English language arts, suitable for classroom slides, worksheets for story analysis, or as a visual aid for creative writing. The visual style is a flat illustration, combining a scene-like mountain graphic with a clear diagrammatic overlay.

How to use

1. 1Right-click the image and choose “Save image as”, or use the download button.
2. 2Use it in your classroom worksheets, slides or printables — free under CC BY-NC 4.0.
3. 3Attribute as “Image by Kuraplan” or link back to kuraplan.com. Not for commercial resale.