The teams competed in a David and Goliath struggle.
allusion
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What usually happens after you hear the music in JAWS!
foreshadowing
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The point at which the action in a story or play reaches its emotional peak.
climax
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The elements that create a plot. This can be internal or external.
conflict
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Example: The basic ideas of a story in the order that they happened.
plot
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lifesaver
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shark
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gift
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Ping, Ring, Buzz
onomatopoeia
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This device is often used to help the reader clearly visualize parts of the story by creating a strong mental picture.
imagery
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the exchange of spoken words between two or more characters in a book, play, or other written work. In prose writing, lines of dialogue are typically identified by the use of quotation marks
dialogue
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A major character who opposes the main character in a story or play.
antagonist
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Example: โThe flames reached for the child hovering in the corner.โ
personification
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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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โI sprang to the stirrup, and Jarvis, and he; I galloped, Derrick galloped, we galloped all threeโ