rising action

[ rahy-zing ak-shuhn ]

noun

1. a related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest.

Example Sentences

Yet there was the evidence: complex, developed characters; rising action; conflict and climax; heroes and villains.

From The Daily Beast

Related Words

• climax
• critical point
• crux
• culmination
• juncture
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