Figurative Language
The repetition of the beginning sound in consecutive or closely connected words.
Alliteration
The feelings that are brought out in the reader.
Mood
Daniel danced delightedly down by the docks.
Alliteration
What's the point of view?
"I didn't like how he was talking to me."
1st Person
A story that lacks a resolution.
Cliffhanger
A comparison between two unlike things that uses "like" or "as."
Simile
The highest point of suspense or excitement in a story.
Climax
The test glared back at me, knowing I hadn't studied the night before.
Personification
What type of conflict?
"Darnell hid under a tree to shield himself from the rain."
Character vs. Nature
What type of figurative language?
The baseball hit the bat with an epic crack.
Onomatopoeia
Words that represent sounds.
Onomatopoeia
A literary genre that is made up, but events and characters are portrayed similarly to real life.
Realistic Fiction
We need to talk about the elephant in the room.
Idiom
What stage of the plot does this represent?
"It was a beautiful summer day in the town of Sudbury. Dianne was excited as she got ready for the last day of school."
Exposition
At which stage of a plot is the audience introduced to the conflict?
Initial Incident
An indirect reference to something else.
Allusion
The main events of a story laid out in a sequence by the author.
Plot
Alex was a stealthy ninja as he played hide and seek with his friends.
Metaphor
What type of conflict?
"Patty wrestled with the decision. Should she stay home and watch her little sister, or go to the movies with her friends?"
Character vs. Self
The author's attitude about the topic as represented by their writing style.
Tone
Words that contradict each other in meaning.
Oxymoron
The perspective from which a story is being told.
Point of view
It took me a thousand years to walk home from school in the snow storm.
Hyperbole
What type of literary technique?
"Davey noticed a spider as he opened the basement door. He was terrified of them. He hoped there wouldn't be more downstairs as he made his descent."
Foreshadowing
What's the point of view?
"Sometimes you just have no idea what life is going to throw at you. You've got to stay on your toes and be ready for anything. Especially in Middle School..."
Second Person