Parts of Plot
The most exciting part of a story, tension is at its highest
What is the climax?
The storyline of events; what happens in a story
The same sound repeated at the beginnings of words
What is alliteration?
A comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
The story of a person's life written themselves
What is an autobiography?
The beginning of the story when the reader learns about the setting, characters, and more
What is the exposition?
A person, animal, being, creature or thing in a story
What is a character?
Language that appeals to the five senses (sight, sound, taste, touch, smell)
What is imagery?
A comparison of two unlike things NOT using "like" or "as"
What is a metaphor?
This genre of literature is about true events, places, or people.
What is nonfiction?
This is when the conflict is introduced and the rising action begins
What is the inciting incident?
A struggle between two opposing forces
What is conflict?
The order in which words rhyme at the ends of poetry lines
What is rhyme scheme?
When a person or thing in a story is meant to represent something else
What is symbolism?
This genre of literature is not about true events, places, or people.
What is fiction?
The events after the climax and before the resolution
What is the falling action?
The perspective from which a writer tells a story
What is point of view?
Assonance is the repetition of this
What is vowel sounds? (no pain, no gain; surf and turf)
"The flowers danced in the wind" is an example of this
What is personification?
Animal Farm is an example of this type of story. So is "The Tortoise and the Hare"
What is an allegory?
Part of the story where conflict is resolved
What is the resolution?
The main idea or underlying message in a poem, short story, play, or novel
What is theme?
Consonance is the repetition of this
What is consonant sounds? (A bond that transcends the beyond)
Hyperbole is another word for this
What is exaggeration?
A humorous story that makes fun of another well-known story by imitating it.
What is parody?