Structure

exposition

the part of a story in which the necessary background information is introduced to the reader/audience

inciting incident

the event in a narrative that gets the story going & brings about the rest of the plot

rising action

contains the events which explore and develop its conflict up until the climax

climax

the point in the narrative where the tension, excitement, or stakes reach the highest level

falling action

The falling action is the part the comes after the climax, leading to the resolution at the end of the story

resolution

The resolution comes at the end of the falling action, when all the conflicts in the stories are resolved.

Denouement

It refers to the final part of a narrative, after the conflict has been resolved, in which the final strands of the plot are drawn together and everything comes to a nice close

timeshift

This is the term for when a story jumps about in time. So, rather than time moving forward in a normal way, the writer shifts time dramatically, either forward or backwards

In medias res

A story begins in medias res when it starts in the middle of the action, rather than at the beginning of the plot