Events that follow the climax of the story

• A. Falling action
• B. Rising action
• C. Climax
• D. Resolution

Answer: (A)

After the climax, the story moves into the falling action. This part shows the immediate results of the turning point and starts to wind things down, with characters reacting to what happened and loose ends beginning to be tied up. The tension that built up during the rising action has peaked at the climax, and the falling action cools that tension as the story heads toward its ending. Following the falling action is the resolution, where the main conflict is resolved and the final state of the characters and world is revealed. So, the events after the climax are the falling action because that’s where explanations, consequences, and cleanup of subplots happen before the story concludes.