Thus Pegasus can literally mean Fountain Horse. PEGASUS IN POINT FORM. Son of the Gorgon Medusa and the sea god Poseidon. Sprang fully formed from the severed neck of Medusa when Perseus slew her. Brother of the giant (or winged horse), Chrysoar and of the colt, Celeris (or according to some, his father)
âº literature The turning point in a work of literature is the moment or section when the action begins to move toward the climax (= the most important or exciting part). (Definition of âturning pointâ from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary Â© Cambridge University Press)
The turning point of the action in the plot of a play or story. The climax represents the point of greatest tension in the work. The climax of John Updike's A & P, for example, occurs when Sammy quits his job as a cashier. A type of drama in which the characters experience reversals of fortune, usually for the better. In comedy, things work out happily in the end. Comic drama may be either romantic--characterized by a tone of tolerance and geniality--or satiric.