1 The exposition of the poem took place in the beginning. The narrator of the poem walked down the river bank and jumped into the water. His original intentions were to sink, but the brisk cool waters prevented him from doing it. Instead he rose to the top. This leads you to know that this is the exposition because it provides a setting and introduces the narrator. Along with the introduction of the main character, the reader can infer that he is planning to harm himself when he “Jumped in and sank”.
2 The reader can infer that the speaker sank to the bottom to get away from their troubles and possibly end their life all together. Your oxygen supply is limited when holding your breath, so the speaker wouldn’t have been able to stay at the bottom of the river bank for long before he no longer has oxygen. Perhaps an event that took place before the time of this writing that has caused him grief or made him lose what made life worth living for him.
3 The rising action of this piece is after the speaker had jumped into the water. The character has decided to get out and began their trip up to the top of a building. He thinks of his baby and about jumping off the building while moving up the sixteen floors on the elevator till he reaches the top. This point the reader is on their way to the …show more content…
The speaker had plans to jump, but his fear of heights hindered his plan. On the rooftop, the teller cried and decides not to kill himself. From then on had a change of heart as the reader makes their way to the falling action. This is the climax because the conflict in the speaker’s head has been defeated. The character had decided to stop trying to end his life and live his life instead. After mapping the plot of the story out, this seemed to be the main height of the action. So no, I do not believe there are any other possibilities because I couldn’t find where else the climax could have taken place in the