PLOT
This character is typically "the bad guy" in a story. Rival or enemy of "the good guy."
Who is the antagonist?
A group of lines arranged into a pattern.
What is a stanza?
This is the use of sound as words.
What is onomatopoeia?
This is where the action in a literary work takes place.
What is the setting?
This is "the good guy" in a story. Usually the main character.
Who is the protagonist?
This is the imaginary voice assumed by the writer of a poem.
What is the speaker?
"He ran like a cheetah." Is an example of this form of figurative language.
What is a simile?
If an author had 6th grade characters use the terms "sheesh," "cheugy," or "bussin'" they would be talking in this way.
What is colloquial?
This is the struggle the main character must deal with in a story.
What is the conflict?
What is imagery?
JFK was using this form of figurative language when he said "Let us go forth to lead the land we love" in his inaugural address.
What is alliteration?
The process in which the author teaches you about the character over the course of a literary work.
What is characterization?
This is the main idea or message of a story.
What is the theme?
A group of words forming a phrase that is often repeated in a poem.
What is a refrain?
"It took a million people to lift the box." Is an example of this form of figurative language.
What is hyperbole?
"The hero," "mentors," and "the friendly beast" are examples of this.
What is a character archetype?
The point of highest interest in a story. The defining point in the plot.
What is the climax?
"However," "but," "even though," and "although" are signs that this shift in tone has taken place.
What is a rhetorical shift?
The classic song "Life is a highway" is an example of this form of figurative language.
What is a metaphor?
"The quest," "the fall," and "paradise" are examples of this.
What is a situational archetype?