Figurative Language
Other Literary Devices
Miscellaneous
POV
Plot
100
This type of figurative language compares two things using like or as.
What is a simile
100

This is when the characters are speaking.

What is dialogue.

100

This is the main character, usually the good guy in the story. 

What is protagonist. 

100
An example of first person My mouth is dry. Her hat is big. You are funny. Josie is an artist.
What is My mouth is dry.
100
Usually the most exciting part of a story when the problem starts to get resolved.
What is the climax.
200

For Angel, she was a splash of color in his gray day

What is a metaphor

200

This is the person that tells the story. 

What is the narrator

200

This is the villain or bad guy in a story. 

What is antagonist. 

200
MOST fiction books are written from this point of view.
What is third person
200

This is the part of the story when there is an outcome of the conflict. 

What is the resolution.

300

Like a champion boxer, the wind came back round after round, but eventually it sighed and relaxed into a soft, gentle breeze.

What is personification

300

This is the lesson learned, or the message from the author. 

What is theme.

300

This is what we use to figure out unknown words. 

What is context clues. 

300
It is possible to determine the point of view by looking at dialogue in a text.
What is false
300

This is the beginning of the story when the characters, setting, and opening situation is introduced. 

What is the Exposition. 

400
This type of figurative language is a sound that is also a word.
What is onomatopoeia
400

This is the sequence of events in a story. 

What is plot. 

400

This is another name for main idea.

What is central idea. 

400
A diary would most likely use this point of view
What is first person
400

The three most common author's purposes, and an example of each.

What are persuade: newspaper article, propaganda, advertisement, editorial; inform: nonfiction, biography, autobiography, newspaper article; entertain: most fiction, many children's picture books; to complete a task: instruction manual, directions for a game, recipe

500

This type of figurative language has the first consonant sound repeat.

What is alliteration

500

All of these examples are imagery except: "The moisture pooling in sneakers." "The roadway shimmering." "The girl feeling relief." "The two hands squeaking."

What is "The girl feeling relief."

500

The format for an open-ended question. 

Say it. Prove it. Explain it.

500
A direction manual for putting an object together would MOST likely use this point of view
What is second person.
500

The method we use to understand characters through indirect characterization. (Hint: Letters)

What is S.T.E.A.L.

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