Figurative Language 1
Figurative Language 2
Figurative Language 3
Figurative Language 4
Figurative Language 5
100
The sequence of related events in the story; could be represented in a picture as a mountain
What is PLOT
100
Extreme exaggeration, used for effect
What is HYPERBOLE
100
A logical guess or conclusion based on evidence; uses details from a story and one's own experience
What is INFERENCE
100
Words and phrases that appeal to a reader's senses; how items look, feel, taste, smell and sound
What is IMAGERY
100
The perspective from which a story is told; it is either a narrator outside the story or a character in the story
What is POINT OF VIEW
200
Techniques a writer uses to create and develop a character, includes physical and mental aspects
What is CHARACTERIZATION
200
The main character in a story
What is PROTAGONIST
200
The turning point; the highest point of interest of tension when the outcome hangs in the balance
What is CLIMAX
200
The giving of human qualities to an animal, object or idea
What is PERSONIFICATION
200
A comparison of unlike uses that have something in common; uses the word "like" or "as"
What is SIMILE
300
A scene that interrupts the present action to describe an event that took place at an earlier time
What is FLASHBACK
300
Identifies the major categories of literature, such a fiction, non-fiction, poetry and drama
What is GENRE
300
A reference to a well-known person, place, event or book
What is ALLUSION
300
A conversation between two characters; uses set off by quotation marks
What is DIALOGUE
300
A contrast between what is expected and what actually happens
What is IRONY
400
The atmosphere created by a literary work; uses specific word choice, dialogue, description and plot
What is MOOD
400
A struggle between two opposing forces; can be internal or external
What is CONFLICT
400
A writer's use of hints to suggest events that will occur later in the story; a hint towards the future
What is FORESHADOW
400
A form of language that is spoken in a certain place among a certain group of people
What is DIALECT
400
The character or force in conflict with the main character
What is ANTAGONIST
500
The time and place in which a story takes place
What is SETTING
500
The use of words that by their sounds suggest their meaning, such as whirr, pop or buzz
What is ONOMATOPOEIA
500
A writer's attitude towards his/her subject, such as amused, angry or critical
What is TONE
500
A central message or lesson about life or human nature communicated through literature
What is THEME
500
A comparison of unlike items that have something in common; does NOT use the words "like" or "as"
What is METAPHOR
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