Figurative Language
Giving human qualities to an animal or object
What is personification?
This part of the plot brings readers to the most intense moment in the story
What is the climax?
Main character in a novel, involved in the conflict
What is a protagonist?
A bloody blameful blade
What is alliteration?
A person, place, object or action that stands for something beyond itself
What is a symbol?
A comparison between two things without using like or as
What is a metaphor?
These hints suggest to readers what will happen later in the story
What is foreshadowing?
Characters who resemble real people and have realistic flaws
What is a round character?
Buzz, zip and swish
What is onomatopoeia?
In this point of view, the story is told by one of the characters in the novel
Words and phrases that appeal to readers' five senses
What is imagery?
A main problem or struggle in a story that drives the plot
What is the conflict?
This type of character in a novel typically undergoes an important change.
What is a dynamic character?
The wind is like a knife
What is a simile?
Repetition of vowel sounds
What is assonance?
A comparison between two things that have some quality in common using like or as
What is a simile?
This part of the plot establishes setting and introduces the conflict
What is the exposition?
This type of character typically remains unchanged throughout a novel
What is a static character?
It took a week to wait in the lunch line today
What is hyperbole?
Recurring theme or element in a literary work
What is motif?
A gross exaggeration to evoke feelings
This part of the plot wraps up the conflict and brings the struggle to a close
What is resolution?
This type of character typically has no depth to their character
What is a flat character?
The flower petals danced in the breeze
What is personification?
An original model or type from which others are patterned
What is an archetype?