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Freytag's pyramid

Freytag's pyramid noun: a graphical analysis of story structure into five parts.

freytag's pyramid: a graphical analysis of story structure into five parts
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Noun

Freytag's pyramid (uncountable)

  1. A graphical analysis of story structure into five parts.

Origin of Freytag's pyramid

Named after German writer Gustav Freytag.

Questions about Freytag's pyramid

What does Freytag's pyramid mean?
Freytag's pyramid means a graphical analysis of story structure into five parts.
What part of speech is Freytag's pyramid?
Freytag's pyramid is a noun.

Words near Freytag's pyramid in the dictionary

  1. Freyre
  2. Freyres
  3. Freysman
  4. Freysmen
  5. Freytag
  6. Freytag's pyramid
  7. Freytags
  8. Frezza
  9. Frezzas
  10. Frf.
  11. frfr

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