figurative language
fiction texts
nonfiction texts
100

It's the method the author uses to give a nonhuman, object, or animal human characteristics.  GIVE AN EXAMPLE

What is personification?

(Give an example of giving a human trait to a nonhuman)

100

It's what the author introduces during the exposition. Tell why the author needs to introduce these 2 literary terms in the exposition.

What is the characters and setting.  Possible reason why is it tells the reader who is in the story and where the story takes place.

100

It is the way the author includes information that gives the reader numerical values.  Why might an author include these?

What is numbers and statistics.  An author may include it to give values to the topic being presented to the reader.

200

It's when an author uses the 5 senses to describe something.  GIVE AN EXAMPLE.

What is imagery?

(Use sight, sound, smell, taste, or touch to describe)

200

It is the most exciting part and where we often see a major change in the character.  There are 2 terms for it.  Give both and tell why the author has to have the character change.

What is the climax or turning point.  Possible answer: the author needs to have the character change so that he/she can learn the lesson/theme.

300

It's repeating the first letter of multiple words.  Tell a possible effect upon the reader or the impact on the reader.

What is alliteration?  Possible effect - changes the rhythm of the reading or text.

300

It is the way an author signals the beginning of the rising action.  It is what happens that the reader knows the rising action is beginning.  

What is the first conflict initiates the rising action.

400

It is what the opposite of what you expect occurs.  Name the 3 types.  

What is situational irony, dramatic irony, and verbal irony.  

400

What are the types of conflicts and give the sub-types.  Tell what each is.

What is external conflict and internal conflict.  

External:  character vs. character, character vs. society, character vs. nature 

Internal:  character vs. self

500

It is 2 different ways an author can compare 2 things.  Give an example of each.

What is a simile (like or as) and a metaphor (is or are)?

Give an example of each using the words above.


500

It's the way that authors have characters talk and therefore they have conflicts.  Why do they have conflicts because of this?

What is narrative dialogue.  They have conflicts because they talk and get into disagreements, etc.

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