A long poem narrating the adventures of a heroic figure. (The Odyssey or Gilgamesh)
epic
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lifesaver
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fairy
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fairy
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baam
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lifesaver
Give 5 points!
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gift
Win 20 points!
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shark
Other team loses 25 points!
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banana
Go to last place!
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The teams competed in a David and Goliath struggle.
allusion
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The main character of a novel, play, or story.
protagonist
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denotation
dictionary definition of a word
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โPeter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.โ
alliteration
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baam
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fairy
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baam
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Example: The basic ideas of a story in the order that they happened.
plot
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When the audience is aware of the true intentions or outcomes, while the characters are not. As a result, certain actions and/or events take on different meanings for the audience than they do for the characters involved.
dramatic irony
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A major character who opposes the main character in a story or play.
antagonist
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Ping, Ring, Buzz
onomatopoeia
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monster
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star
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rocket
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baam
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Example: Cruel kindness or dumb smarts
oxymoron
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The elements that create a plot. This can be internal or external.
conflict
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โI sprang to the stirrup, and Jarvis, and he; I galloped, Derrick galloped, we galloped all threeโ