definition of climax in literature
Climax is the term used to refer to the part of story or play where the tension or action reaches its highest part. Sometimes, the climax is a crisis point in the plot. Sometimes, it is just where things come to a head and something happens or the main character must make a decision that will lead to one outcome or another. Those who analyze literature often represent the plot of a story with the diagram below. The climax is represented by the high point, and the action of the story begins to fall from there, until problems are resolved.