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A well-written short story has conflict running through it. Conflict is a force that causes pressure on the main character to take action. The conflict could be almost anything, but it is usually negative, and something the main character wants, or needs, to confront and change. During the climax of a story, the main character confronts the conflict, and the conflict is resolved. This ends the sense of suspense that has been driving the story forward, hence the story is at an end.
For example, in D.H. Lawrence's short story, "The Rocking Horse Winner," the boy's family is desperately in need of money. The boy, who can predict horse race winners, pulls off a final, successful prediction, knowing that it will cost him his life. Financial woes are the conflict, and the boy's fatal prediction is the climax.
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The climax of a story is the turning point where the conflict reaches its peak. It is the most intense moment where the characters face their biggest challenge and the outcome of the story becomes clear. The climax is where the tension and drama are at their highest before starting to resolve towards the conclusion.
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What is the order in which the events of a story happen?
Complication, climax, resolution, exposition
What is the order in which the events in a story happen?
Complication, climax, resolution, exposition
What are the features of climax?
A climax is the most exciting part of a story, because the plot has thickened, and the action is at a height. The problems in the story have peaked, and what happens in the climax of the story, usually between three characters, results in the denoument of the story, which culminates in the ending of the story. The climax of the story is what happens that is so exciting, and it ends the suspense of wondering what is going to happen. Everything that happens in the denoument to the end results from the climax, usually logically, and is no surprise, unless there is a surprise ending.
What is the key moment in a story?
the climax of the story
What is the climax of story's?
The climax of a story is sometimes not always the middle of the story but Climax means the highest point so when the problem comes up in a story, the plot, it would be in the climax.
What is The climax the of the story?
The climax of a story is sometimes not always the middle of the story but Climax means the highest point so when the problem comes up in a story, the plot, it would be in the climax.
What is the climax of this story?
The climax of a story is sometimes not always the middle of the story but Climax means the highest point so when the problem comes up in a story, the plot, it would be in the climax.
When does the climax happen in the Snob by Morley Callaghan?
i believe that the climax of this story is when John calls Grace a Snob,
What happen to the in a story during the rising action?
The part of a story we call "rising action" is that part where the tension and conflict increase until they reach the climax or peak of the story.
What is the peak of a story called?
The peak of a story is called the CLIMAX.
What comes after the climax in a story?
The 'falling action' comes after the climax in a story.
What comes after a climax in a story?
The 'falling action' comes after the climax in a story.
