The falling action is the part of a story, usually found in tragedies and short stories, following the climax and showing the effects of the catastrophe.[1]
In his Poetics the Greek philosopher Aristotle put forth the idea that "'ολον δε εστιν το εχον αρχην και μεσον και τελευτην" (1450b27) ("A whole is what has a beginning and middle and end"(1450b27)).[2] Under Freytag's pyramid, the plot of a story consists of five parts: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and revelation/catastrophe, the dénouement.[3]
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