Falling Action: What it is & How to use it - The Art of Narrative

What is falling action? This is a question I ask myself about once a year. Why do I ponder falling action so regularly? Well, I teach junior high English, and nowhere does falling action have more importance than in the middle school English class. That's because falling action is part of Freytag's Model, the story pyramid, a standard structure that teachers use to introduce plot structure.

However, today, I'm going to tell you why everything you thought you knew about falling action is wrong!