Figurative Language
When details appeal to the five senses—sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell—to create a vivid image for the reader.
The problem of the story is called...
Conflict
Also, In addition, However, Similarly, and Next are examples of _______ words
transition
The term for the speaker of a story who is not a character in the story.
Narrator
Name four characters from The Hunger Games.
Katniss Everdeen, Peeta Mellark, Gale Hawthorne, Haymitch Abernathy, Effie Trinket, President Snow, Rue, Primrose Everdeen, Cato, Clove, Cinna, Caesar Flickerman
What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence? "The wind whispered through the trees."
personification
What is a story's setting?
Where and when the story takes place
What does it mean to compare and contrast?
To tell how things are the same and different
When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this perspective
1st person
What term means a scene or event that happened before the beginning of a story? It can be a memory, a dream, or a simple retelling of past events by one of the characters.
flashback
"The trees stood like silent guards." What literary device is being used?
Simile
What is the turning point in a story's plot? This is often the most intense part of the story.
climax
How many sentences are (generally) in a paragraph?
When the author writes addressing "you"; often used for directions or "choose your own adventure" stories.
2nd person
What term refers to a word that mimics the sound of the object or action it refers to?
Onomatopoeia
What type of figurative language is the following: "I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse."
Hyperbole
The literary term for the main character
Protagonist
What the text is mostly about. It's the big idea or the most important thing the author wants you to remember.
Central Idea (Main Idea)
When the text has a narrator who is not a character in the story.
3rd person
When the text gives hints at what might occur in the future.
Foreshadowing
A reference to a famous person, place, or thing is called...
An allusion
The end of the story where everything is settled and the problem has been managed.
Resolution
What does it mean to cite evidence?
Tell what source a quote or paraphrase came from
When the narrator of a story knows the thoughts and feelings of only one character.
3rd person limited
An idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
connotation