Question

A Lion asleep in his lair was waked up by a Mouse running over his face. Losing his temper he seized it with his paw and was about to kill it. The Mouse, terrified, piteously entreated him to spare its life. "Please let me go," it cried, "and one day I will repay you for your kindness." The idea of so insignificant a creature ever being able to do anything for him amused the Lion so much that he laughed aloud, and good-humoredly let it go. But the Mouse's chance came, after all. One day the Lion got entangled in a net, which had been spread for game by some hunters, and the Mouse heard and recognized his roars of anger and ran to the spot. Without more ado it set to work to gnaw the ropes with its teeth, and succeeded before long in setting the Lion free. "There!" said the Mouse, "you laughed at me when I promised I would repay you: but now you see, even a Mouse can help a Lion." Which element of plot is bolded in the fable above? A.falling action B.resolution C.climax D.exposition

Answer 1

If the bolded text is, "One day the Lion got entangled in a net, which had been spread for game by some hunters, and the Mouse heard and recognized his roars of anger and ran to the spot. Without more ado it set to work to gnaw the ropes with its teeth, and succeeded before long in setting the Lion free," then the answer is the climax. This is because it is the height of the plot in the fable.

Answer 2

The falling action is the element of plot highlighted in the fable. The mouse emphasized to the lion that he could help the lion despite of his size. Falling action details the consequences that the characters must deal with after the turning point of events, which lead to the final chapter of the story. Furthermore, falling action is a result of the climax, character development, showing points of the plot and the questions in the climax are answered.