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Climax

Climax. Nathan Kuck. Definition. A passage in which words, clauses, or sentences are arranged in an increasing order of importance. The climax is the last word, clause, or sentence in that passage and therefore the most important information to take from that passage. Uses.

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Climax

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  1. Climax Nathan Kuck

  2. Definition • A passage in which words, clauses, or sentences are arranged in an increasing order of importance. • The climax is the last word, clause, or sentence in that passage and therefore the most important information to take from that passage.

  3. Uses • A climax can be used to give a sentence, paragraph, or paper a sense of order, flow, and movement up in importance. • It can be used to emphasize the importance of specific details. • In papers, your ideas can be ordered in a similar sense with your points being expressed in order of growing importance. • In novels a climax is the event at which the problem has been resolved or is set up to be resolved.

  4. Examples • The Mariemont cross country team, typically perform well in their Saturday races, they have won a number of meets, they are back-to-back league champions, and have performed well at the regional and state level. • Mariemont High School is a good academic school, it offers a number of challenging classes, it has produced many top scores on standardized tests, and it has been awarded a blue ribbon for academic excellence nationally.

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