climax vs rhetorical device

rhetorical device vs climax

climax and rhetorical device both are nouns.

climax is a verb but rhetorical device is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
climax	Yes	No	Yes	No
rhetorical device	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, rhetorical device is a hypernym of climax; that is, rhetorical device is a word with a broader meaning than climax:

climax: arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness
rhetorical device: a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)

climax (noun)	rhetorical device (noun)
the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse	a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)
the decisive moment in a novel or play
arrangement of clauses in ascending order of forcefulness
the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
the most severe stage of a disease

climax (verb)	rhetorical device (verb)
end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage

Difference between climax and rhetorical device

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