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1most exciting moment of the story; turning point52 sets
2the decisive moment in a novel or play30 sets
3the highest point; the greatest moment or event29 sets
4the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding28 sets
5high point of interest or suspense26 sets
6the turning point in a plot23 sets
7the turning point of the story19 sets
8the highest or most intense point in the development or resolution of something18 sets
9the point of highest interest, the conflict must be resolved one way or another or a character begins to take action to end the conflict18 sets
10turning point16 sets
11the highest point of interest14 sets
12the highest point of tension between the protagonist and the antagonist14 sets
13the turning point in a story14 sets
14turning point in a story13 sets
15the turning point in the story13 sets
16the most significant and exciting moment in a plot, a turning point when the outcome is decided one way or another12 sets
17a high point or turning point in a piece of literature, the point at which the rising action reverses and becomes the falling action or denouement12 sets
18the high point of interest or suspense11 sets
19the high point of the story11 sets
20the high point, or turning point, in a story-usually the most intense point.10 sets
21a decisive moment that is of maximum intensity or is a major turning point in a plot.10 sets
22the main event in the story in which a problem arises or is solved.10 sets
23moment of great emotional intensity or suspense in a plot10 sets
24the high point, or turning point, of a story or play9 sets
25a decisive moment that is of maximum intensity or is a major turning point in a plot9 sets
26the turning point of a story9 sets
27the turning point or high point in a plot9 sets
28point in the story where conflict is at its peak9 sets
29the 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
30the high point or turning point of a story8 sets
31the high point, or turning point, of a story or play.8 sets
32highest or most intense point in the development of something; culmination8 sets
33n. the point of greatest intesity, which marks the end of an ascending process8 sets
34the highpoint of interest or suspense in a novel, story, or play.8 sets
35arrangement 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
36the most exciting part of the story8 sets
37the 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 action8 sets
38high point of the story7 sets
39the 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
40the high point in the plot, after which there is falling action. may coincide with crisis.7 sets