The component of the plot structure described in this excerpt is the rising action. This part of the story typically involves the events leading up to the climax, where tension and conflict begin to build. In this case, the discovery of the cake of soap introduces a pivotal moment that increases tension and propels the narrative forward.
With that reflection Gortsby rose to go; as he did so an exclamation of concern escaped him. Lying on the ground by the side of the bench was a small oval packet, wrapped and sealed with the solicitude of a chemist's counter. It could be nothing else but a cake of soap, and it had evidently fallen out of the youth's overcoat pocket when he flung himself down on the seat.
Which component of the plot structure of this story is described in this excerpt?
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O the climax
the resolution
Othe rising action
the falling action
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