Figurative Language
Literary Terms I
Literary Terms II
Text Structure
Genre
100
Two things are compared without using like or as
Metaphor
100
The sequence of events (or what happens) in a story
Plot
100
Words that make you form a mental picture of something. Describes how something looks, feels, tastes, smells, etc.
Imagery
100
Explains how two or more things are alike and different.


Example: Winter vs. Summer Olympics

Compare and Contrast
100
A type of text that is meant to be performed in front of an audience rather than just read; also known as a play.
Drama
200
Two things are compared using like or as
Simile
200
Occurs when a speaker says something but actually means the opposite of what they say.
Verbal irony
200
The problem or difficulty that characters in a story face.



Conflict
200
Explains what happened and why it happened.


Cause and Effect
200
A form of text that follows a meter and rhythm, often containing figurative language that evokes an emotional response in the reader.
Poetry
300
When you give a non-human thing human qualities. Example: The tree reached towards the stars. The sun painted the land yellow.
Personification
300
When the problem or difficulty in a story is inside a character's head or heart. 


Example: The boy in Thank You M'am is trying to decide if he should run out of the woman's apartment.



Internal conflict
300
The perspective from which a story is told. Either first person, second person, or third person.
Point of view
300
A __________ is identified and then ___________ are explored.


Example: How can truck drivers improve their health?

Problem and solution
300
The story of a person's life, told by someone else.
Biography
400
A word which imitates the natural sound that something makes
Onomatopoeia
400
The point in the story where the tension or suspense is at its highest point.
Climax
400
The message, or lesson about life that a story teaches.


Example: Thank You M'am explores the idea that tough love is more effective than harsh punishment.





Theme
400
Tells a story in the order in which it happened, or time order.
Chronological
400
The story of a person's life, told by that person.
Autobiography
500

Exaggeration to make your point. Example: My sister is the worst cook in the world.

Hyberbole
500

The author, speaker, or narrator’s attitude toward the subject, the audience, or him/herself. Expressed by the words used and the way they are spoken.


Tone
500
Sums up what a passage or text is about. 
Main idea
500
Explains the steps of a process. 


Example: a recipe

Sequential
500
A story with fictional characters and events in a real historical setting.
Historical fiction
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