Figures of Speech
Elements of a short story 1
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100
A comparison through direct statement?
Metaphor.
100
Main character in the story ?
Protagonist.
100
Author provides clues at to what will happen next?
Foreshadowing.
100
The inner conflict in a person?
Man vs Himself.
100
A character who changes as a result of events?
Dynamic character.
200
An exaggeration for effect?
Hyperbole.
200
Person or force working against the Protagonist?
Antagonist.
200
The events of a story?
Plot.
200
Character we learn little about?
Flat character.
200
A character who doesn't change?
Static character.
300
Two words phrased together for emphasis?
Oxymoron.
300
The conflict between people?
Man vs Man.
300
Action leading up to the Climax?
Rising action.
300
Author refers back to a significant event in the past?
Flashback.
300
Conflict between inventions and man?
Man vs Technology.
400
Saying the opposite of what you really mean?
Irony.
400
A character is telling the story directly to the reader?
1st person.
400
Characters that we learn a lot about?
Round Character.
400
Writer is speaking directly to the reader?
2nd Person.
400
An all knowing narrator tells the story using the thoughts of one or more characters?
3rd person omniscient.
500
Repetition of consonant sounds within words?
Consonance.
500
Time and place of the story?
Setting.
500
Conflict between a person and their environment?
Man vs Nature.
500
Story is told outside the characters?
3rd person limited omniscient.
500
The highest point of emotional intensity?
Climax.
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