The oversized trophies create irony because readers expect that they are for winning , not participation.
Answer:
I think the answer is D, but don't quote me on that
The 'rising action' of a novel is the section of the story after the exposition that builds the story's primary (and secondary) conflicts, advancing the plot. This contrasts with 'falling action', the events that come after a story's climax, leading towards a resolution.
