Which sentence in this story from aesop’s fables best represents the climax? the stag in the ox-stall a stag, chased from his lair by the hounds, took refuge in a farmyard, and, entering a stable where a number of oxen were stalled, thrust himself under a pile of hay in a vacant stall, where he lay concealed, all but the tips of his horns. presently one of the oxen said to him, "what has induced you to come in here? aren't you aware of the risk you are running of being captured by the herdsmen? " to which he replied, "pray let me stay for the present. when night comes i shall easily escape under cover of the dark." in the course of the afternoon more than one of the farm-hands came in, to attend to the wants of the cattle, but not one of them noticed the presence of the stag, who accordingly began to congratulate himself on his escape and to express his gratitude to the oxen. "we wish you well," said the one who had spoken before, "but you are not out of danger yet. if the master comes, you will certainly be found out, for nothing ever escapes his keen eyes." presently, sure enough, in he came, and made a great to-do about the way the oxen were kept. "the beasts are starving," he cried; "here, give them more hay, and put plenty of litter under them." as he spoke, he seized an armful himself from the pile where the stag lay concealed, and at once detected him. calling his men, he had him seized at once and killed for the table. need it asap

A climax of a story is when the story reaches it's peak intensity, all of the elements of the story come together at this moment, all of the events in the story climb up to the climax. It is the turning point of the story.

The sentence in this story from Aesop's Fables that best represents the climax is:   "As he spoke, he seized an armful himself from the pile where the Stag lay concealed, and at once detected him".   In this moment, the conflict is resolved, we don't know if the Stag will be found or not.  This sentence reveals how the Stag is found and the conflict is resolved, this is the turning point of the story.    

The sentence is: "As he spoke, he seized an armful himself from the pile where the Stag lay concealed, and at once detected him. "    

Explanation:

 The climax is the most intense point in a story. It involves an important event that will have an effect on the outcome of the story. It's where the conflict reaches it highest point.

 In this fable, the Stag hides under the hay. Men came but didn't notice it. One of the Oxen warns him that his master will notice him because nothing "escapes his keen eyes." We can see here that the event is somehow rising. The master comes in the stable and tells his men to feed the Oxen. The action is still rising. Something is going to happen. The turning point comes when the man grabs a pile of hay and sees the Stag: "As he spoke, he seized an armful himself from the pile where the Stag lay concealed, and at once detected him." This is the moment when the outcome will appear, either he kills him or keeps him. He finally kills him.

chapter i -- paris: september, 1792

a surging, seething, murmuring crowd of beings that are human only in name, for to the eye and ear they seem naught but savage creatures, animated by vile passions and by the lust of vengeance and of hate.

during the greater part of the day the guillotine had been kept busy at its ghastly work: all that france had boasted of in the past centuries, of ancient names, and blue blood, had paid toll to her desire for liberty and for fraternity.

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