arrestive

arrestive

(əˈrɛstɪv)
adj
tending to arrest
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Henry story: the arrestive beginning; the reader's first guess as to how the story will come out; the stage in which the reader discovers that his first forecast is wrong; and the triumphant conclusion, with a sudden surprise.
Henry, O. Pen name of William Sydney (earlier spelled Sidney) Porter (1862-1910)