There are two possibilities for the term you're looking for. One is "exposition," which is the basic narrative or story line. The other, which I think is what you want, is called "rising action." All of the story up to the moment of the climax is referred to as rising action. Visualize a short story or a novel as a triangle. The rising action begins at the lefthand base, and it rises up to the climax. The falling action and resolution descend down from the right side of the climax.
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