What is a comparison of two unlike things using "like" or "as"?
100
metaphor
What is a comparison of two unlike things that does not use "like" or "as"?
100
onomatopoeia
What is a word that represents the sound it makes?
100
alliteration
What is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in a series of words?
100
conflict
What is a struggle between another character, an external force or oneself?
200
symbolism
What is an object representing another to give it an entirely different meaning that is much deeper and more significant?
200
theme
What is the main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work that may be stated directly or indirectly
200
Giving human qualities to nonhuman things
What is personification?
200
an exaggeration that cannot possibly be true
What is hyperbole?
200
When the conflict reaches its most intense part
What is the climax?
300
a reference to a person, place, or event from literature, sports, history, movies or the arts
What is an allusion?
300
a group of words whose collective meaning is quite different from their individual, literal meaning
What is idiom?
300
the overall feeling or atmosphere created by a work of literature
What is mood?
300
the attitude a writer takes toward the subject or the reader
What is tone?
300
Moves the plot along as complications arise and conflicts become more intense
What is the rising action?
400
a play on words in which a humorous effect is produced by using a word that suggests two or more meanings.
What is a pun?
400
the literal or dictionary definition of a word
What is denotation?
400
the emotions and attitudes associated with a word's meaning
What is connotation?
400
device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story
What is foreshadowing?
400
The excitement subsides and the story starts to wrap up
What is the falling action or denouement?
500
visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work
What is imagery?
500
The effect created when a writer makes a forceful contrast between words or expectations and reality
What is irony?
500
*****a short statement that summarizes the main points of an essay and is supported, developed, and explained in the text with examples and evidence*****
What is a thesis statement
500
*****"The stars danced playfully in the moonlight" is an example of this figurative language term*****
What is personification?
500
The characters are introduced, the setting is described and any background information is revealed