What musical device do composers use to indicate a point of arrival in a melody?

This is known as the climax, which can be arrived at through the combined intensity, range and dynamics within the musical score. This attracts the listener's attention, as it is generally presumed that, after the initial opening, the attention span of the human brain lessens, thereby giving need to a climax point. 

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