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| 1-2 of 2Climax flashcard sets | |||
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| # | Title | Terms | Date |
| 1 | The Plot Has Five Elements in a Storyby English_girl | 5 terms | November 6, 2007 |
| 2 | Exposition/Rising Action/Climax/Falling Action/Resolution? Questions for My Daniel!by karenhayley | 17 terms | December 11, 2008 |
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| climax definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | most exciting moment of the story; turning point | 45 sets | |
| 2 | the highest point; the greatest moment or event | 28 sets | |
| 3 | high point of interest or suspense | 27 sets | |
| 4 | the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding | 27 sets | |
| 5 | the decisive moment in a novel or play | 25 sets | |
| 6 | the turning point in a plot | 23 sets | |
| 7 | the highest or most intense point in the development or resolution of something | 18 sets | |
| 8 | the point of highest interest, the conflict must be resolved one way or another or a character begins to take action to end the conflict | 18 sets | |
| 9 | the turning point of the story | 17 sets | |
| 10 | turning point | 15 sets | |
| 11 | the turning point in the story | 13 sets | |
| 12 | the turning point in a story | 13 sets | |
| 13 | the highest point of interest | 13 sets | |
| 14 | turning point in a story | 12 sets | |
| 15 | the most significant and exciting moment in a plot, a turning point when the outcome is decided one way or another | 12 sets | |
| 16 | a high point or turning point in a piece of literature, the point at which the rising action reverses and becomes the falling action or denouement | 12 sets | |
| 17 | the high point of interest or suspense | 11 sets | |
| 18 | a decisive moment that is of maximum intensity or is a major turning point in a plot. | 10 sets | |
| 19 | the main event in the story in which a problem arises or is solved. | 10 sets | |
| 20 | the high point, or turning point, in a story-usually the most intense point. | 10 sets | |
| 21 | the high point of the story | 10 sets | |
| 22 | moment of great emotional intensity or suspense in a plot | 10 sets | |
| 23 | point in the story where conflict is at its peak | 9 sets | |
| 24 | a decisive moment that is of maximum intensity or is a major turning point in a plot | 9 sets | |
| 25 | the most exciting part of the story | 8 sets | |
| 26 | the moment of greatest emotional tension in a narrative, usually marking a turning point in the plot at which the rising action reverses to become the falling action | 8 sets | |
| 27 | the high point, or turning point, of a story or play | 8 sets | |
| 28 | arrangement of words, phrases, or clauses in an order of ascending power. often the last emphatic word in one phrase or clause is repeated as the first emphatic word of the next. | 8 sets | |
| 29 | the highpoint of interest or suspense in a novel, story, or play. | 8 sets | |
| 30 | the decisive moment in a drama the ______ is the turning point of the play to which the rising action leads. this is the crucial part of the drama the part which determines the outcome of the conflict. | 8 sets | |
| 31 | the high point or turning point of a story | 8 sets | |
| 32 | n. the point of greatest intesity, which marks the end of an ascending process | 8 sets | |
| 33 | highest or most intense point in the development of something; culmination | 8 sets | |
| 34 | the turning point or high point in a plot | 8 sets | |
| 35 | turning point of the story | 7 sets | |
| 36 | the highest or most intense point in the development or resolution of something; culmination | 7 sets | |
| 37 | the most exciting part of a story;the moment when the outcome of the conflict is determined.the climax usually comes near the end of a short story. | 7 sets | |
| 38 | the high point, or turning point, of a story or play. | 7 sets | |
| 39 | the high point in the plot, after which there is falling action. may coincide with crisis. | 7 sets | |
| 40 | n. the most exciting or important part of a book, movie, situation, etc.; the point of greatest intensity or force | 7 sets | |