anticlimax
Anticlimax refers to a figure of speech in which statements gradually descend in order of importance. Unlike climax, anticlimax is the arrangement of a series of words, phrases, or clauses in order of decreasing importance.
Example:
He lost his family, his car and his cell phone.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Literature
- Category: Literary techniques
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