noun
- Plural of epitasis; the part of a dramatic work in which the action rises toward the climax.
Usage: literary; technical term in drama and rhetoric
Examples
- In classical drama, the epitases build tension before the catastrophe.
- The playwright carefully structured the epitases to maintain audience engagement.
- Literary critics analyze the epitases of Greek tragedies to understand dramatic pacing.
- The novel's epitases develop the central conflict through a series of escalating events.