In rhetoric, a climax (Ancient Greek: κλῖμαξ, klîmax, lit. "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 known as auxesis (lit. "growth").
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👉 Climax (rhetoric) in the context of Auxesis (rhetoric)
Auxesis (Ancient Greek: αὔξησις, aúxēsis) is the Greek word for "growth" or "increase". In rhetoric, it refers to varying forms of increase:
- hyperbole (overstatement): intentionally overstating a point, its importance, or its significance
- climax (ascending series): a series of clauses of increasing force
- amplification (rhetorical increase): extension or exaggerated, needless repetition of arguments to emphasize the point