All 4 Uses of
climax
in
Jane Eyre
- The cut bled, the pain was sharp: my terror had passed its climax; other feelings succeeded.
p. 13.8climax = most intense level
- Then they seemed so familiar with French names and French authors: but my amazement reached its climax when Miss Temple asked Helen if she sometimes snatched a moment to recall the Latin her father had taught her, and taking a book from a shelf, bade her read and construe a page of Virgil; and Helen obeyed, my organ of veneration expanding at every sounding line.
p. 87.4
- This was the climax.
p. 385.7 *climax = most intense period
- Of course these objections wrought my eagerness to a climax: gratified it must be, and that without delay; and I told him so.
p. 442.9climax = most intense level
Definitions:
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(1)
(climax as in: climax of the story) the most exciting or important part of a story, musical piece, or other thing that has a series of events
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
A comprehensive dictionary will describe other or more specific senses of climax.