Figurative Language
Figurative Language Continued
Figurative Language Applied
Literary Elements
Literary Elements continued
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A comparison of two things that uses the words LIKE or AS
What is SIMILE?
100
an expression that means something different from the literal definition of the words in the expression, such as "I'm all ears," or "Let's call it a day."
What is idiom?
100
Her eyes were like twinkling stars.
What is simile?
100
an author's choice of words
What is diction?
100
the feeling created in the reader
What is mood?
200
A dirst comparison between two things without using LIKE or AS
What is metaphor?
200
the use of an object to represent something else
What is symbolism?
200
Her eyes were twinkling stars.
What is metaphor?
200
the time and place of a story;includes its surroundings and environment
What is setting?
200
the writer's attitude towards the subject
What is tone?
300
an extended simile or metaphor that shows how two things are similar in two or more ways
What is analogy?
300
the use of language that is opposite of what is actually meant or an outcome in a situation that is opposite of what is expected
What is irony?
300
The moon looked down on us.
What is personification?
300
the events of a story
What is plot?
300
the feeling created by mood, tone, and setting
What is atmosphere?
400
a type of difurative language that gives human characteristics to somethings non-human
What is personification?
400
an indirect reference to a person, a piece of literature, a historical event, or another familiar things
What is allusion?
400
Stop beating around the bush and get to your point.
What is idiom?
400
the highest point of action in a story
What is climax?
400
the way an author reveals a character's nature
What is characterization?
500
an expression that combines contradictory words, such as COLD FIRE or ORGANIZED CHAOS
What is oxymoron?
500
words that appeal to the reader's senses
What is imagery?
500
She cried a river of tears.
What is hyperbole?
500
The room was a furnace, and I could feel the perspiration rolling down my spine. I had been moving crates, but I knew if I could get the two windows of the tiny sweat box open, it's feel better. Then I could search for the lost treasure. How does the author use figurative language to create the setting? A. The author uses a simile to describe the size of the room. B. The author uses an analogy to describe the treasure. C. The author uses a metaphor to describe the hot room. D.The author uses a hyperbole to describe the spring day.
What is C - The author uses a metaphor to describe the hot room.
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the perspective of who is telling a story
What is point of view?
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