rising action
[ rahy-zing ak-shuhn ]
noun
a related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest.
- Compare falling action.
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How to use rising action in a sentence
Yet there was the evidence: complex, developed characters; rising action; conflict and climax; heroes and villains.
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