Literary Terms
"the tornado danced across the field" is an example of this type of language.
What is personification?
The overall sequence of events in a story.
What is plot?
He, she, it, and they are examples of this
What is a pronoun?
The main message in a story.
What is the theme?
careless
The suffix in the word means...
What is without?
"his lips were like roses, his nose like a cherry" is an example of this type of language.
What is a simile?
When characters struggle with thought, feelings, fears, other characters, or outside forces.
What is conflict?
Of, with, for, to, in are examples of this
What is a preposition?
Characters and setting are introduced in this part of a story.
What is the exposition?
A concrete object that represents an abstract idea.
What is a symbol?
"The wave was a blue blanket that covered us..." is an example of this type of language
What is metaphor?
The means by which an author describes the appearance and personality of a person in a story or play.
What is characterization?
Retired teacher
The italicized words are examples of this..
What is a participle?
The overall feeling or atmosphere a story creates.
What is mood?
Dislike
The prefix in this word means
What is not?
In the Most Dangerous Game, Rainsford lands on an island and meets a big game hunter. We find out the hunter actually hunts mean. This is an example of what literary element.
What is irony?
The turning point in a story; the point at which the story reaches its emotional peak
What is the climax?
When I was younger, I used to play soccer.
The italicized phrase is a(n)...
What is a dependent clause?
The attitude of the speaker/author towards the subject.
What is the tone?
When the story is told by a character within the story.
What is first person POV?
Referring to the Greek myth of a Prometheus in A Raisin in the Sun is an example of this literary element.
What is an Allusion?
When a story is told by a narrator who is "outside" the story
What is 3rd person POV?
He went to the store, she went to the bank.
This is an example of a...
What is a comma splice?
The author uses descriptive words to create mental images for the reader
What is imagery?
This technique allows the author to plant clues towards events that will occur later in the story.