Name the figure of speech in this line.
"First he doubted, then he feared, and at last he fled."

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Correct answer: A

The actions rise step by step, from doubt to fear to running away. Ideas arranged in rising order are a climax.

Worth noting

No sound is imitated, so it is not onomatopoeia.

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Name the figure of speech in this line."First he doubted, then he feared, and at last he fled."