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| '''Rising action''' is a segment in the structure of a dramatic or literary work. | |||
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| '''The rising action''', in the ] of a work of fiction, follows the ] and leads up to the ]. The rising action's purpose is usually to build suspense all the way up the climactic finish. The rising action should not be confused with the middle of the story, but is the action right before the climax. | |||
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| * ] as part of a five-act structure | |||
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| ==Examples== | |||
| *In ], Harry must go through a set of tasks to reach where the Philosopher's Stone is hidden, where he will have the final battle. These are the actions leading up to the climax where Harry must face Voldemort who is trying to get the stone. | |||
| *In the novel, ], ] falls in love with a man named Peter Bogert. The rising action in this circumstance is when she asks a mind-reading robot if he is in love with her, and it says "yes". | |||
| *In ], the rising action are all the events that lead up to the death of ]. | |||
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Rising action is a segment in the structure of a dramatic or literary work.
- Rising action, analysed as part of a three-act structure
- Rising action, analysed by Gustav Freytag as part of a five-act structure
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