Climax (narrative)

The climax (from Ancient Greek κλῖμαξ (klîmax) 'staircase, ladder') or turning point of a narrative work is its point of highest tension and drama, or it is the time when the action starts during which the solution is given.^[1]^[2] The climax of a story is a literary element.^[3]

Death of Caesar, the climax of Shakespeare's play, *Julius Caesar*

Anticlimax

An anticlimax is a disappointing event after events that were full of excitement.^[4]

References

^ Herrick, Robert; Damon, Lindsay Todd (1902). Composition and Rhetoric for Schools. Original from Harvard University: Scott, Foresman and Co. p. 382.
^ Fletcher, Jefferson Butler; Carpenter, George Rice (1893). Introduction to Theme-writing. Original from Harvard University: Allyn & Bacon. p. 84.
^ "Climax". Literary Terms. 26 March 2015.
^ https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/anticlimax

[Herrick-1] Herrick, Robert; Damon, Lindsay Todd (1902). Composition and Rhetoric for Schools. Original from Harvard University: Scott, Foresman and Co. p. 382.

[Fletcher-2] Fletcher, Jefferson Butler; Carpenter, George Rice (1893). Introduction to Theme-writing. Original from Harvard University: Allyn & Bacon. p. 84.

[3] "Climax". Literary Terms. 26 March 2015.

[4] ttps://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/anticlimax

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Climax (narrative)

Anticlimax

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