Figurative Language
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
What is Personification?
Words that imitate the sounds they are meaning (ex. buzz and crack)
What is Onomatopoeia?
Struggle inside a character (conscience)
What is Internal Conflict?
the process of drawing logical conclusions based on indirect evidence, clues, and context provided rather than direct statements, often called "reading between the lines"
What is Inference?
Words with the same or nearly the same meaning
What is Synonym?
An object, lace, or thing that can exist on its own but can also stand for something else
What is Symbol?
A word, phrase or stanza is repeated exactly throughout the text
What is Repetition?
Struggle between the character and nature
What is External Conflict?
The use of descriptive words, phrases, and imagery that appeal to the five senses—sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch—to create immersive, vivid experiences for the reader
What is Sensory Language?
Words with opposite or nearly opposite meanings
Antonym
A phrase or expression whose meaning cannot be understood from the literal definition of its individual words
What is Idiom?
Two or more words that end with the same sound (most commonly used in poems – like sun and fun)
What is Rhyme?
The series of events that make up the storyline
What is Plot?
The specific group of readers or listeners a writer intends to reach, influencing the tone, language, and content of the work
What is Audience?
A comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification
Analogy
A figure of speech, in which one refers covertly or indirectly to an object or circumstance from an external object
What is Allusion?
The repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words in a line of poetry or in a sentence.
What is Alliteration?
The highest point of interest or tension in a story
What is Climax?
The close, critical examination of a text's components—such as theme, structure, tone, or imagery—to understand how they create meaning
What is Analysis?
The circumstances, background information, and surrounding factors that influence a text's meaning and interpretation
What is Context?
A type of figurative language that uses extreme or ridiculous exaggeration to make a point. Usually not to be taken seriously
What is Hyperbole?
the written conversation between two or more characters, serving as a fundamental narrative device to advance the plot, reveal character personalities, and establish voice
What is Dialogue?
Something that describes someone’s personality
What is Character Trait?
Specific information, such as direct quotes, paraphrases, character actions, or plot points, used to support, prove, or validate a writer's argument or interpretation (claim) about a text
What is Evidence?
Subtle differences in word meaning and usage that result in different shades of meaning
What is Nuance?