Figurative Language
An implied comparison between two unlike things that actually have something important in common
What is a metaphor?
A thing and or person that is being talked about, described, or dealt with
What is a subject?
The where the story takes place
What is setting?
Inclination or prejudice for or against one person or group
What is bias?
A word or thing which represents something else more abstract
What is a symbol?
a mark, such as a full stop, comma, or question mark, used in writing to separate sentences and their elements and to clarify meaning
What is a punctuation mark?
The main idea or underlying meaning a writer explores in a literary work
What is theme?
The attitude that a character or narrator or author takes towards a given subject
What is tone?
A figure of speech in which human or animal characteristics are given
to an inanimate object
What is personification?
A word or a group of words that one may substitute for a noun or noun phrase
What is a pronoun?
A literary technique that introduces a radical change in the direction or expected outcome of the plot
What is a plot twist?
The literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests
What is denotation?
The repetition of the same initial consonant sounds in a series of words
What is alliteration?
A word that describes or defines a noun or noun phrase
What is an adjective?
A character that stays the same throughout the entire storyline
What is a static character?
Informal language, especially slang or colloquial speech
What is low diction?
Naming a thing or an action by imitating the sound associated with it. Words that echo their meaning in their sound
What is onomatopoeia?
A word that can alter or describe a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a whole sentence
What is an adverb?
Occurs when a character in literature experiences tension within themselves
What is internal conflict?
The level of formality in language that's determined by the context in which it is spoken or written
What is register?