Some one was drawing water and my teacher placed my hand under the spout. as the cool stream gushed over one hand she spelled into the other the word water, first slowly, then rapidly. i stood still, my whole attention fixed upon the motions of her fingers. suddenly i felt a misty consciousness as of something forgotten thrill of returning thought; and somehow the mystery of language was revealed to me. this passage from the story of my life is an example of which element of plot? a. rising action b. exposition c. conclusion d. climax