Question

What role does the rising action play in making a story work?

It reveals the story’s key themes.

It resolves the conflict in a satisfying way.

It escalates or deepens the conflict.

It introduces the main characters.

Answer 1

It escalates or deepens the conflict.

Step-by-step explanation:

The events that are part of a story’s rising action demonstrate how difficult it may be to resolve the story’s conflict—as the characters try and fail to solve their problems.

Answer 2

It escalates or deepens the conflict.