Figurative Language
Literary Forms
Main Idea
Main Idea 2
Miscelaneous
100

A comparison using like or as

Simile
100

A phrase not meant to be taken literally is known as a 

Figurative Language

100

The main point of a text

Topic

100
A short statement about key points of a text

Summary

100

When the narrator is a character in a story

1st Person POV

200
¨She sells seashells by the seashore¨ is an example of an 

Alliteration

200

Words that imitae sounds is an 

Onomatopea

200

The struggle between 2 opposite forces

Conflict

200

An event that sets a character on a journey

Inciding Incident

200

When the author is clearly in favor os something

Bias

300
¨Her stomach growled¨"is an example of a

Personification

300

_____ enhances and creates rhythym, makes concept easier for readers

Refrain

300

The underlying message of a story

Theme

300

The general atmosphere write creates for the reader

Mood

300

The main reason an author writes a text

Authors Purpose

400

¨Im so hungry I could eat a horse right now¨ is an example of a 

Hyperbole

400

A statement that appears to be contradictory

Paradox

400

Man vs. Self character struggles with him/herself

Internal Conflict

400

The beginning of a story, gives background information

Exposition

400

Author says one thing but means another

Verbal Irony

500

¨Its pretty ugly¨ is an example of an 

Oxymoron

500

A shift in tone, makes story exciting

Tonal shift

500

Man vs. Nature tornado, flood, hurricane

External Conflict

500

A character who cant be trusted

Unreliable Narrator

500

One who changes significantly during the story

Dynamic Character

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