Question

I became impatient at her repeated attempts and, seizing the new doll, I dashed it upon the floor. I was keenly delighted when I felt the fragments of the broken doll at my feet. Neither sorrow nor regret followed my passionate outburst.

Helen Keller, The Story of My Life

This passage from The Story of My Life is an example of which element of plot?

A. Climax
B. Rising action
C. Falling action
D. Conclusion

Answer 1

B. Rising action

Step-by-step explanation:

Hellen Keller is describing the process she underwent to learn how to read and write. Her tutor, Miss Sullivan, had been trying to teach her how to speak but it seemed in vain. She describes different actions that increased the tension of this part of her life , which would lead to the climax of the narrative. She made different attempts; she picked up her doll and dashed it onto the floor and; she felt pleasure at seeing it broken on the floor. It had been a passionate outburst.