The correct answer is the following: <em>option c. The climax is the stage of the plot in which the author express the highest point of interest in the story.</em> In literature, the climax is defined as the particular point within a narrative at which the tension or conflict hits the highest point. It is basically a decisive moment within a story where the conflict or crisis hits the highest point and whether calling for a resolution or a conclusion. The term climax comes from the Greek, in which the word means "ladder" and it is used to symbolize how the act of reading a story is similar to the one of climbing a ladder, where the climax is the top of it.
