遞升法（Climax）
這是英語語言學分支修辭學的一種重要的修辭手法。運用這種修辭手法，能夠使要表達的思想加深，感情逐步強化，因而能夠增強語言的說服力和感染力。
以程度的深淺，語意的輕重的順序來排列語句
I am sorry, I am so very sorry, I am so extremely sorry. I admire her, I love her, I need her.
When we heard the good news, we clapped their hands, sang and danced and jumped for joy.
以範圍的大小順序來排列語句
He wanted to educate his children, serve this country, and satisfy his God.
He gazed upon the pretty houses, green hills and the broad Pacific.
以時間的先後順序來排列語句
They came, they played, they conquered.
The prisoner was first questioned, then tortured, and finally shot.
延伸
遞降法 （anticlimax）
He lost his empire, his family and his fountain pen.
A woman who could face the very devil…or a mouse--- lose his grip and goes all to piece in front of flash of lightning. [Mark Twain]
