Figurative Language
A comparison using "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
What is to entertain?
This is the central idea or message in a literary work.
What is the theme?
Correct the following sentence:
She run to the store every morning
What is: "She runs to the store every morning."?
A direct comparison that says one thing is another.
What is a metaphor?
Writing that provides facts or explains something.
What is to inform?
A character who contrasts with the main character to highlight traits.
What is a foil character?
Giving human qualities to non-human things.
What is personification?
The use of emotional appeals in writing.
What is pathos?
The Perspective from which a story is told?
What is point of view?
This dramatic device is a speech delivered by a character alone on stage, revealing their inner thoughts.
What is a soliloquy?
This type of writing is intended to change your mind or actions.
What is persuasive writing?
The struggle between opposing forces in a story.
What is conflict?
This device involves placing two unlike things side by side to highlight their differences.
What is juxtaposition?
When an author presents only one side of an issue.
What is bias?
The use of clues to hint at events that will occur later in the story.
What is Foreshadowing?