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the part of a play or story in which tension builds up, leading to the climax. E.g. In Othello, the first part of the play, which leads up to Othelloâ??s murder of Desdemona, consists of the rising action.
the form of the verb that indicates whether the action in a sentence takes place in the past,...
a sentence that has one main clause and one or more subordinate clauses (more than one finite...
this occurs when a person, group of people or institution is biased or prejudiced against...
a person in a literary work. Writers use description, dialogue and action to describe and...
See mood in literature.