Student+Contribution

=January 12 - Johnny Got His Gun=

The Rising Action in "David" is on stanza 3 where the hikers start climbing Mount Gleam. This is the rising action because is shows the conflict that the hikers have with the mountain, which is symbolic of going through obstacles in life.

The Anti-Climax in the poem is on stanza 14 in which David falls and hangs off the edge of the mountain. This is the Anti-Climax because this event is the point of no return, in which if they go any farther, a terrible fate awaits them, which is the climax.

The Climax of the poem is on stanza 23 where the other hiker falls, and in trying to rescue him David injures himself. The other hiker now feels guilt because he caused the injury of his fellow partner.

The Denoumont or the falling action is the second last stanza, where he reaches help with the quote "Then I saw the glimmer of tents and babbled my story." This is the resolution to the conflict.

The conclusion is the last stanza, because both the hikers realize that that is the last time they would hike a mountain.

Jaryd (Block E)