Question

What is the anticlimax of a piece of literature?

A. An unexpected decrease of tension that often ends the plot without resolving the central conflict
B. A device that authors use to force action in a story rather than letting events unfold naturally
C. The moment after the climax in which the reader learns what ultimately happens to the characters
D. The increase of dramatic tension within a story that drives the plot toward the climax

Answer 1

The answer is A.

A climax is the most exciting, tense, and important part of a story.
An anticlimax is the opposite (disappointing, unresolved, etc).

Answer 2

A ) an unexpected decrease of tension that often ends the plot without resolving the central conflict.