Character Building
The main character of a story.
Protagonist
When you compare two things with "like" or "as"
What is this called?
Simile
A story that explains natural events with gods or heroes.
Myth
A tree is to a leaf as a flower is to
Petal
The struggle between opposing forces in a story.
Conflict
The force working against the protagonist.
Antagonist
I am so hungry, I could eat a horse.
This exaggeration is an example of an _______?
Hyperbole
A short, often moral-based story with talking animals.
Fable
Like is to love as dislike is to
hate
The turning point or most intense moment in a story.
Climax
This type of character changes throughout the story.
Dynamic character
It's raining cats and dogs is an example of ?
idiom
Writing that is true and factual.
Nonfiction
Hammer as to a nail as a comb as to a
hair
The beginning of a story where the characters and conflict are introduced and the setting.
Exposition
Giving details about a character's appearance, actions, thoughts, and speech is called what?
Characterization
The snowflakes danced in the wind, is an example of?
personification
A genre that blends futuristic technology with dystopian settings.
Science fiction
Brooklyn as to New York as Waterbury is to
Connecticut
This type of ending leaves questions unanswered and makes the reader wonder what happens next.
Cliffhanger
When a character is opposite of another, highlighting their traits.
Foil
Pop! Fizz! Slam!
These are examples of word that make a sound.
Onomatopoeia
A genre that blends horror, death, and romance.
Gothic literature
Bees as to a hive as bears as to a
den
Name the 5 parts of Freytag's Pyramid (story arc).
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution