Figurative Language 1
The part of speech that replaces a noun
a pronoun
The piece of punctuation that shows when a character is talking
quotation marks
Category or type of literature. Ex: Romance, Sci-fi...
Genre
repeating a word, phrase, or idea
repetition
The tree branches danced in the wind.
personification
A person, place, thing, or idea
a noun
Author's own account of his/her life own life
Autobiography
Where a story takes places and the main characters
Exposition or Setting
What the reader feels as they read a piece of a literature
mood
An author giving hints or clues about what will happen later in a story
Foreshadowing
What the subject of a sentence does
predicate
When the author of an argument states what the opposite side believes.
Counterclaim
When the problem of a story is at its peak.
Climax
The attitude of the speaker or the author in a work of literature
tone
Comparing two things using "like" or "as"
simile
The who or what of a sentence
subject
Story of a person's life written by someone else
Biography
The main idea or point of a story.
Theme
How a character in a story thinks or feels about specific events
Point of view
Words chosen to paint a vivid picture in the reader's mind.
Imagery
Different words that have the same or similar definitions
synonyms
Person working against the main character or hero of a story
Antagonist
Person telling the story
Narrator
A one sentence explanation that tells what a nonfiction text is mainly about
central idea
conjunction
Main character in a story (usually a good guy)
Protagonist
Sequence of events in a story
Plot
An event from the past presented in the present; out of order in a story
Flashback
Words or phrases that convey the opposite meaning or expected outcome. Ex: A burning fire truck
Irony
Direct conversation between characters in a story
Dialogue
Kind of writing that expresses (or 'says') a person's viewpoint
Argumentative or Persuasive Writing
The description, features, ability, or attitude of a character
Characterization
repeating the first sound of a word within a sentence or a line of poetry
alliteration