ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What do you mean by Climax?
A
a peak of mountain
B
a disaster of sea
C
a kind of poem
D
the moment of highest interest in a play
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In the structure of a play the climax, or crisis, is the decisive moment, or turning point, at which the rising action of the play is reversed to falling action. It may or may not coincide with the highest point of interest in the drama.

Detailed explanation-2: -Definition of climax: Climax is often identified as the highest point of interest in a story. It is the moment the rising action begins to transition in the falling action of the story’s plot. At this point, the conflict is at the highest point of tension.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Climactic Moment is the moment in which either the protagonist or the antagonist claims a victory (or perhaps the plot goal is definitively removed from both of their reaches).

Detailed explanation-4: -CLIMAX: the point of greatest tension or emotional intensity in a plot. The climax follows the rising action and precedes the falling action (denouement). Climax is the point at which the conflict reaches its greatest height and the crisis, or turning point in the action occurs.

Detailed explanation-5: -c) Climax-This is the highest point of interest and the turning point of the story.

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