Literary Elements
Vocabulary in Context
Literary Devices 1
Literary Devices 2
Miscellaneous
100

Shows traits through thoughts, words, actions, appearance, or others' responses

Indirect Characterization 

100
Many of us have ambivalent feelings about our politicians, admiring but also distrusting them. Ambivalent means mixed critical approving.
mixed
100
Extreme exaggeration I am so hungry, I could eat a horse!
Hyperbole
100
The atmosphere created by an author's word choices.
Mood
100
Jackie screamed and pulled her hand away from the scalding water. Her hand was bright red and hurting. What synonym of scalding, from the sentence above, gives a more positive connotation? cold humid frigid hot
hot
200

Name the part of the plot that introduces the setting and main characters.

Exposition

200
The adverse effects of this drug, including dizziness, nausea, and headaches, have caused it to be withdrawn from the market. Adverse means artificial energetic harmful.
harmful
200
A phrase that has taken on a meaning different from what is expected. "...Don't let him get your goat" (Lee 76).
Idiom
200
The point on the lot chart when we are introduced to our characters, setting, and the main conflict.
Exposition
200
"My locker is a garbage dump" is an example of what type of figurative language?
metaphor
300

Which plot stage is the turning point or moment of highest tension/emotional intensity? 

Climax

300
Mundane activities such as doing the laundry or dishes or going food shopping or reading the newspaper all help me relax. Mundane means exciting painful ordinary.
ordinary
300
The literal, dictionary definition of a word
Denotation
300
The emotional response created by a word. These are the CONNECTIONS we make to that word.
Connotation.
300
"The moon was as round as a glowing baseball" is an example of what type of figurative language?
Simile
400

Give one example of an external conflict and one example of an internal conflict.

External example: Man vs. Man (protagonist vs. antagonist). Internal example: Man vs. Self (character struggles with guilt or decision)  

400
Some animals have remarkable longevity. For example, the giant land tortoise can live several hundred years. Longevity means appearances length of life habits.
length of life
400

Define figurative language 

Refers to words or phrases that are meaningful, but not literally true. 

Uses figures of speech, creates more engaging and vivid language 

400

Hints or clues that suggest events that will occur later

Foreshadowing

400
Dale kept telling his mother the matter was grave. They had to report the person who hit their car today. What is the denotation of the word grave in the sentence above? curious unusual boring serious
serious
500

Explain the differences between rising action and falling action and describe how each contributes to the story's pacing.

Rising action increases conflict and suspense; falling action reduces tension and ties up loose ends. 

Rising action = events that build tension and move toward the climax; falling action = events immediately after the climax leading to resolution.

500
Today was a day of turmoil at work. The phones were constantly ringing, people were running back and forth, and several offices were being painted. Turmoil means discussion confusion harmony
confusion
500
The attitude an author takes toward a subject
Tone
500

What does 3rd person omniscient mean?

Narrator is outside the story and knows all characters' thoughts and feelings; all-knowing.

500
An indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea. When I thought about my chemistry final, I knew what David must have felt when facing Goliath.
Allusion
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