Anti-climax or anticlimax (that is, the opposite of
climax
Climax may refer to:
Language arts
* Climax (narrative), the point of highest tension in a narrative work
* Climax (rhetoric), a figure of speech that lists items in order of importance
Biology
* Climax community, a biological community th ...
in its various meanings) may refer to:
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Anticlimax (narrative)
The climax (from the Greek word ''κλῖμαξ'', meaning "staircase" and "ladder") or turning point of a narrative work is its point of highest tension and drama, or it is the time when the action starts during which the solution is given. ...
, a literary element
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Anticlimax (figure of speech)
In rhetoric, a climax ( grc-gre, κλῖμαξ, ''klîmax'', "staircase" or "ladder") is a figure of speech in which words, phrases, or clauses are arranged in order of increasing importance. In its use with clauses, it is also sometimes k ...
, a rhetorical device
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''Anticlimax'' (gastropod), a genus of sea snails
* ''Anticlimax: A Feminist Perspective on the Sexual Revolution'', a 1990 book by
Sheila Jeffreys
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