Figurative language
Plot Points
Character & POV
Why use it?
Name That Device
100

What is a comparison using "like" or "as."

Simile

100

What is the Exposition?

The start of the story

100

The main hero of the story

Protagonist

100

Why use a metaphor?

To simplify Complex ideas into a vivid image.

100

"The campfire roared to life in the dark woods"

Personification

200

What type of figurative language is being used?

"The boy with the bread."

Metaphor

200

The highest point of tension in the story is a...

Climax

200

The "villain" or force working against the hero.

Antagonist

200

Why use personification? 

To make the setting feel alive or dangerous

200

"He was as nervous as a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs."

Simile

300

What is Personification?

Giving human traits to an object

300

What is Personification?

Events building up to the climax

300

What is First-Person Point of View

Point of View using "I" and "Me."

300

Why use Indirect Characterization?

To let the reader discover traits through actions

300

"The classroom was a zoo during the party."

Metaphor

400

An extreme exaggeration is a...

Hyperbole

400

A struggle between two characters is the...

External conflict

400

A characters who changes and grows.

Dynamic(or Round) Character

400

Why use specific tone?

To show the author's attitude toward the subject.

400

"I've told you to clean your room a million times!"

Hyperbole

500

What figurative language is being used?

"To be in the same boat"

Idioms

500

What is Internal Conflict?

A struggle inside a character's mind

500

What is Direct Characterization?

Telling the reader a trait directly.

500

Why use First Person POV?

To create a close emotional connection with the hero

500

"The author describes a dark, stormy night with creepy shadows to make the reader feel scared."

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