Figurative Language
A FIGURE OF SPEECH IN WHICH A THING, AN IDEA, OR AN ANIMAL IS GIVEN HUMAN ATTRIBUTES.
WHAT IS PERSONIFICATION?
A LITERARY DEVICE USED TO INTRODUCE BACKGROUND INFORMATION ABOUT EVENTS, SETTINGS, CHARACTERS, OR ETC. TO THE AUDIENCE OR READERS.
WHAT IS EXPOSITION?
A BRIEF STATEMENT OR ACCOUNT OF THE MAIN POINTS OF THE STORY.
WHAT IS A SUMMARY?
IN LITERATURE, THIS TERM REPRESENTS THE CHARACTER OR A GROUP OF CHARACTERS WHICH STAND IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROTAGONIST OR THE MAIN CHARACTER.
WHAT IS ANTAGONIST?
A TYPE OF STORY, WRITTEN BY THE AUTHOR, WHICH TELLS THE LIFE OF THE AUTHOR.
WHAT IS AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY?
A FIGURE OF SPEECH THAT MAKES A COMPARISON BETWEEN TWO THINGS THAT ARE UNRELATED BUT SHARE COMMON CHARACTERISTICS.
WHAT IS A METAPHOR?
THE PARTICULAR POINT IN A STORY AT WHICH THE CONFLICT OR TENSION HITS THE HIGHEST OR MOST DRAMATIC POINT.
WHAT IS THE CLIMAX?
A LITERARY DEVICE IN WHICH THE READER MUST COME TO A CONCLUSION BASED ON EVIDENCE AND REASONING.
WHAT IS AN INFERENCE?
THIS ARISES AS SOON AS A CHARACTER EXPERIENCES TWO OPPOSITE EMOTIONS OR DESIRES; USUALLY VIRTUE OR VICE, OR GOOD AND EVIL INSIDE THEM. THIS DISAGREEMENT CAUSES A CHARACTER TO SUFFER MENTAL AGONY.
WHAT IS INTERNAL CONFLICT?
A LITERARY DEVICE IN WHICH A WRITER GIVES AN ADVANCE HINT OF WHAT IS TO COME LATER IN THE STORY.
WHAT IS FORESHADOWING?
A FIGURE OF SPEECH THAT MAKES A COMPARISON, SHOWING SIMILARITIES BETWEEN TWO DIFFERENT THINGS WITH THE HELP OF THE WORDS “LIKE” OR “AS”.
WHAT IS A SIMILE?
THE SECTION OF A STORY THAT LEADS TO THE CLIMAX. A SERIES OF INCIDENTS THAT CREATES SUSPENSE, INTEREST, AND/OR TENSION.
WHAT IS RISING ACTION?
THIS WORD IS USED TO DESCRIBE A TYPE OF LITERATURE CHARACTERIZED BY A SPECIFIC FORM, CONTENT AND STYLE. (POETRY, FICTION, NON-FICTION).
WHAT IS GENRE?
THE MODE OF NARRATION THAT AN AUTHOR EMPLOYS TO ONLY LET THE READER KNOW THE THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS OF A SINGLE CHARACTER.
WHAT IS THIRD PERSON POINT OF VIEW?
A TYPE OF STORY ABOUT THE LIFE OF A PERSON THAT GIVES DETAILS ABOUT BASIC FACTS OR EXPERIENCES IN THE LIFE OF A PERSON.
WHAT IS A BIOGRAPHY?
A LITERARY PHRASE THAT SHOULD BE UNDERSTOOD TO MEAN SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN WHAT THE LITERAL WORDS IMPLY.
WHAT IS AN IDIOM?
THE FINAL PART OF THE STORY WHERE THE MAIN CONFLICTS ARE RESOLVED, LOOSE ENDS ARE TIED UP, AND THE STORY REACHES A CONCLUSION, PROVIDING A SENSE OF CLOSURE FOR THE READER.
WHAT IS RESOLUTION?
A LITERARY TERM THAT EXPLAINS THE UNDERLYING MESSAGE OR BELIEF ABOUT LIFE THE AUTHOR TRIES TO CONVEY.
WHAT IS THEME?
A LITERARY TECHNIQUE IN WHICH THE AUTHOR MAKES USE OF PARTICULAR WORDS THAT CREATE VISUAL OR SENSORY REPRESENTATIONS OR IDEAS IN OUR MINDS.
WHAT IS A IMAGERY?
A TYPE OF STORY THAT USUALLY INVOLVES SUPERNATURAL EXPLANATIONS OR HISTORICAL EVENTS, AND TYPICALLY INVOLVES A HERO OR SUPERNATURAL BEINGS.
WHAT IS A MYTH?
A FIGURE OF SPEECH THAT INVOLVES AN EXAGGERATION OF IDEAS TO MAKE AN EMPHASIS.
WHAT IS A HYPERBOLE?
THIS PLOT ELEMENT OCCURS RIGHT AFTER THE CLIMAX WHEN THE MAIN PROBLEM OF THE STORY BEGINS TO RESOLVE ITSELF.
WHAT IS FALLING ACTION?
THE LANGUAGE USED BY THE PEOPLE OF A SPECIFIC AREA (ACCENT). AUTHOR’S USE THIS TECHNIQUE IN ORDER TO GIVE CHARACTERIZATION TO THE PEOPLE IN THE STORY.
WHAT IS DIALECT?
A TECHNIQUE OF WRITING IN THE THIRD PERSON IN WHICH THE NARRATOR KNOWS THE THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS OF EVERY CHARACTER.
WHAT IS OMNISCIENT?
THIS TYPE OF CHARACTER UNDERGOES CHANGES THROUGHOUT THE STORY DUE TO CONFLICTS HE/SHE ENCOUNTERS. (Hint: NOT A FLAT CHARACTER, BUT A SYNONYM FOR A "ROUND CHARACTER")
WHAT IS A DYNAMIC CHARACTER?