Thursday, April 3, 2014

Where is the climax of the poem?

The climax of a poem, as in the climax of a short story or
a novel, is the high point, or the most important point, that the poem is trying to
communicate. It is therefore often also the most emotionally-moving or dramatic moment
of the poem. In essence, the entire poem was working toward this moment, the climax. For
example, in the old classic poem "Casey at the Bat" (check it out!), the poem builds
suspense until the great heroic superstar baseball hitter, Casey, goes to the plate and
swings at the ball. I won't give away the ending of the poem, but the ending is the
climax. Everything builit up to it. You'll see, when you read this poem, that a climax
sometimes comes as a surprise to the reader.

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