Figurative Language
a comparison of two dissimilar things using like or as
simile
a person, place, or thing
noun
The central idea or insight of a work of literature.
Theme
Attributes the qualities of a character in a description or commentary
direct characterization
the perspective from which a story is told.
point of view
a comparison of two dissimilar things NOT using like or as (typically will see "is" or "are" used instead).
metaphor
an action word
verb
descriptive language that uses the 5 senses.
imagery
Inviting readers to infer a character's qualities from characters' actions, speech or appearance
indirect characterization
a conflict that is dependent on the character's personal actions.
internal conflict
giving human-like characteristics to non-living or non-human things.
personification
a descriptive word
adjective
The use of clues to hint at what is going to happen later in a plot
Foreshadowing
A simplified character who does not change or alter his or her personality over the course of a narrative
Static character
a conflict that is out of the character's control
external conflict
A figure of speech that combines two contradictory or opposing ideas (Jumbo Shrimp)
oxymoron
these words are used to express a location or maybe the time that something occurred.
A contrast between expectation and reality
Irony
A character whose personality changes or evolves over the course of a narrative or appears to have the capacity for such change
dynamic character
A story that can be read on two different levels. Each character or event stands for something else. The writer uses it to convey some moral message
A person, place, thing, or event that stands both for itself and for something beyond itself
symbol(ism)
this word can modify a verb, an adjective, or even itself.
adverb
A direct or indirect reference to something which is presumably commonly known, such as an event, book, myth, place, or work of art
allusion
a character with a fully-formed personality
round character
The point of view where the narrator knows everything that is going on in the story.
3rd person omniscient