Literary Devices/Figurative Language
Parts of Speech
Writing
Story Mountain
Irony
100
Extreme exaggeration. Ex: I could eat a thousand pizzas I'm so hungry.
What is Hyperbole
100
This part of speech names a specific person, place, or object. They begin with an upper case letter.
What is Proper Noun
100
How did I end up hear, holding on for dear life on the edge of a cliff?
What is a rhetorical question lead.
100
The problem/conflict is first introduced.
What is Rising Action
100
Sarcasm.
What is Verbal Irony
200
Comparison between two unlike things with the use of "like" or "as". Ex: She's as beautiful as a rose.
What is Simile
200
Also known as a linking verb. is, am, are, was, were, be, being, been
What is State of Being Verb
200
The ethical appeal. Used to establish credibility.
What is Ethos
200
The characters are introduced, setting is established, and any background information is given.
What is Exposition
200
When the audience knows more than the characters.
What is Dramatic Irony
300
When an object represents something else. Ex: The statue of liberty represents freedom.
What is Symbol.
300
A verb ending in -ing that is used as an adjective
What is Participle
300
The logical appeal. It uses facts and statistics.
What is Logos
300
Height of conflict/problem; the turning point of the story.
What is Climax
300
Bad luck/fate.
What is Cosmic Irony
400
An example of an idiom.
What is "Cat got your tongue?" "Hold your horses?" "Crashed and burned" etc.
400
A word that interrupts the flow of a sentence and is usually separated by an exclamation mark.
What is Interjection
400
The emotional appeal.
What is Pathos
400
The story begins winding down and the conflict starts to resolve.
What is Falling Action
400
When the outcome of a situation is the opposite of what you'd expect.
What is Situational Irony
500
Giving something that is not human, human-like qualities.
What is Personification
500
A verb ending in -ing that is used as a noun.
What is Gerund.
500
The faint sound of ghoulish whispers rose from the pitch black basement staircase.
What is mystery lead.
500
The end of the story; loose ends are tied up and conflict is resolved.
What is Conclusion/Resolution
500
An example of Situational Irony.
What is A firefighter getting arrested for arson. etc
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