Figurative Language
A comparison using "like" or "as"
What is... Simile?
A character battles their own emotions, fears, or conflicting choices.
What is... Man vs. Self?
The time and place where the story occurs.
What is... Setting?
Introduces characters, setting, and the basic situation.
What is... Exposition?
Providing enjoyment or emotional engagement.
What is... To Entertain?
What type of figurative language is used in the sentence?
"Break a leg."
What is... a Idiom?
If a character is figting against technology, what's the conflict?
What is... Man vs. Technology?
. The people or beings who drive the action and experience the story.
What is... Characters?
A series of events and complications that build tension, starting with an inciting incident that kicks off the main conflict.
What is... Rising Action?
Providing facts, data, and details to teach the reader something.
What is... To Inform?
Words that imitate sounds.
What is... Onomatopoeia?
Jess and Tom were fighting over a basketball. What's the conflict?
What is... Man vs. Man?
The central idea, lesson, or underlying message, such as love, conflict, or social commentary.
What... is Theme?
Events that occur after the climax, leading toward the resolution.
What is... Falling action?
Convincing the reader to agree with an opinion or take a specific action.
What is... To Persuade?
What type of Figurative Language is being used in the sentence?
"Sally sold seashells by the seashore."
What is... Alliteration?
A character struggles against natural disasters, animals, or harsh environments.
Is the conflict External or Internal?
What is... External?
The perspective (first-person, third-person) from which the story is told.
What... is Point of view?
The turning point, highest point of tension, or dramatic peak of the story.
What is... Climax?
The abbreviation for Inform, Persuade, Entertain.
What... is P.I.E.?
An extreme exaggeration.
What is... Hyperbole?
where a character faces a tough decision, emotional battle, or fear inside their own mind.
What is... Internal Conflict?
The central struggle between characters, society, or nature that fuels the plot.
What is... Conflict?
The conclusion where conflicts are resolved and loose ends are tied up
What is... Resolution?
The story is about the crazy events of the Titanic.
What is the Author's purpose?
What is... To Inform?