Genre
A story illustrating an idea or moral principle in which objects take on symbolic meaning
What is an allegory?
What is man vs. man, man vs. society, man vs. nature, man vs. technology?
What are the four types of external conflict?
A form of figurative language where an inanimate object is given human characteristics.
what is personification?
Language that appeals to the (5) senses.
What is imagery?
The perspective from which a story is told.
What is point of view (POV)?
A type of story that is based off only fact
what is non fiction?
The turning point in a story; usually when the conflict is resolved
What is climax?
A form of figurative language where someone or something is compared to another using 'like' or 'as'
what is a simile
A repeated word, group of words or line
What is repetition?
The secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning.
What is connotation?
A genre of writing where something is shown that hasn't happened yet, but could happen in the future
what is rhetorical fiction?
The events after the climax
What is falling action?
A form of figurative language where someone or something is compared to another without using the words 'like' or 'as'
what is a metaphor?
The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.
Purpose, logic, facts, examples are considered this type of appeal
What is Logos?
A type of genre where the writing might rhyme
What is poetry
The part of the story where suspense builds and the conflict is becoming a bigger problem to the protagonist
What is the rising action?
A play on words where a word is used to convey two meanings at the same time.
What is a pun?
Words that imitate the sound they make
What is onomatopoeia?
In a poem, it has no rhyme scheme and no pattern of meter.
What is free verse?
A type of genre where you read a play or a script
What is drama?
Introduction of characters, setting and conflict
What is exposition?
Repetition of similar consonant sounds in words that are close together.
What is alliteration?
Combining contradictory words
What is an oxymoron?
Figurative language that exaggerates
What is a hyperbole?