Figurative Language
A comparison using "like" or "as" Ex. "Life is like a box of chocolates."
What is a simile?
A conversation between two or more people.
What is dialogue?
the central idea of a story
What is the main idea?
When an object or idea represents something else.
ex. the scarlet ibis
What is Symbols?
The feeling created by a piece of literature. Ex. Joyful, Mournful
What is mood?
Direct comparison Ex. "He eyes are shining stars"
What is a metaphor?
Clues that hint at what is going to happen later in the plot.
What is foreshadowing?
how a poem is divided
stanzas
The author/speaker's attitude toward the subject.
What is tone?
Gives human characteristics to non-humans. Ex. "The trees whispered in the breeze."
What is personification?
When the audience knows something a character does not.
What is dramatic irony?
What is the pattern of end rhymes in a poem.
What is rhyme scheme?
When a character struggles with an internal or external force.
What is a conflict?
A statement that is not meant to be taken literally. Ex. "Are you pulling my leg?"
What is an idiom?
A reference to a person, place, or another work of literature. ex. He is such a Romeo!
What is an allusion?
How a passage is organized. Ex. Compare and contrast, cause and effect, etc.
What is structure?
The repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close to one another. broken baby bottle
What is alliteration?
When two opposite ideas are joined to create an effect Ex. Living death, jumbo shrimp
What is an oxymoron?
Extreme exaggeration. Ex. "I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse."
What is a hyperbole?
how much time will you have for your eoc test
5 hours
first line in your essay
thesis
The message
theme
A brief example that focuses on a single interesting event, often in order to make a point
What is an anecdote?