Figurative Language
Comparing two things using like or as.
They are as tall as a giraffe
What is a simile
A character has an issue with another character
What is man v. man
Comparing two different things without using like or as.
love is a battlefield
What is a metaphor
When one text connects to a book, movie, show, story, article.
What is a text to text connection.
Our hero's journey in trying to solve the conflict. Leads up to the climax.
What is rising action
Giving human qualities to things that are not human.
The trees danced in the wind
What is personification
A character has an issue with themselves
What is man v. self
Her eyes were diamonds.
What is metaphor.
When a text is relatable to you and your life.
What is a text to self connection.
Wraps up our story and tells the readers what happens to the characters after the conflict is solved.
What is resolution
BAM, SNACK, CRACK, POP.
Describing sounds.
What is onomatopoeia
A character has an issue with natural elements.
What is man v. nature
What is simile
When a text mentions or relates to real world current events.
What is a text to world connection
The beginning of the story where characters and setting are introduced.
What is exposition
Creating a picture for the reader.
The beach had very soft white sand, clear blue waves, and many people laying down on towels reading their books.
What is imagery
A character has a problem because of the way the word is run and people in power.
Man v. society
I'm never going to school again.
What is hyperbole
Taylor Swift's love story lyrics mentioning William Shakespeare's Rome & Juliet.
What is text to text connection
Everything that happens after the climax. Our hero's journey after the conflict is solved. Leads to the resolution.
What is falling action.
An exaggeration. Shows something as better or worse than it actually is.
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse
What is a Hyperbole
The biggest issue/problem in the story. The story is usually centered around this problem.
What is the central conflict
What is simile
When you can relate to the book we are reading.
What is a text to self connection.
The most exciting part of the story. Turning point. Usually solves the conflict.
What is Climax