Narrative Structure (Story Mountain) (detailed) — free printable diagram

About this illustration

A detailed, labelled Story Mountain diagram illustrating narrative structure. The upper half shows a mountain graphic with a hiker ascending on the left and descending on the right, with five numbered stages labelled along the arc: 1 Exposition, 2 Rising Action, 3 Climax, 4 Falling Action, and 5 Resolution/Denouement. Each stage includes a subtitle in parentheses and an example speech-bubble sentence. The lower half contains a horizontal sequence of eight colour-coded icon boxes: Characters, Setting, Time, Problem/Conflict, Climax, Events Resolve, Resolution, and Theme/Message, each with a guiding question.

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