Plot Structure
What a character!
Literary Terms in Sentences
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
Other stuff
100
The beginning of a narrative where setting and mood are established.
What is exposition.
100
A narrative technique that related to events from a previous time.
What is flashback.
100
You can't have a story without me! I'm a clash of two opposing forces.
What is conflict.
100
A direct comparison between two things using 'was' or 'is'.
What is a metaphor.
100
The person telling the story.
What is narrator (or speaker).
200
The most intense, exciting part of a narrative where the protagonist will face the ultimate challenge or decision.
What is the climax.
200
I undergo a profound and lasting change during a narrative.
What is a dynamic character.
200
Crack! A branch snapped behind me.
What is onomatopoeia.
200
The central underlying insight into life presented by the author through the events in the story or poem. This cannot be expressed by a single word, it must be expressed in a sentence.
What is theme.
200
A narrator who can see into the minds of multiple characters and tells the story from a 'he' or 'she' perspective.
What is third person, omniscient.
300
Occurs after the inciting incident. Tension builds and the main character will face challenges or problems.
What is rising action.
300
I'm sooooo interesting. You know lots about me because I have so many different traits and characteristics.
What is a round character.
300
The leaves danced to the sound of an invisible orchestra as I walked home.
What is personification.
300
A person, act or thing that has both literal significance and a second, abstract meaning.
What is symbol.
300
A pair of rhyming lines in a poem.
What is rhyming couplet.
400
The conflict begins to resolve and the protagonist has been impacted in some way.
What is falling action.
400
I'm kinda boring, mostly because I have only one or two traits.
What is a flat character.
400
My sister had been a vegetarian for four years. Her treat though, was pepperoni pizza.
What is situational irony.
400
A group of verse lines in a poem, set off by blank spaces on the printed page.
What is a stanza.
400
Writing that uses figures of speech (as opposed to literal language) such as metaphor, simile, irony etc...
What is figurative language.
500
The conclusion of a narrative where all the details are wrapped up.
What is denouement.
500
Lord Voldemort, Smaug, President Snow and Curley are all examples of the type of character I represent.
What is antagonist.
500
**Identify all 4 literary devices used.** The image of the prancing, proud lion peered down at me from the flag. It's eyes gleamed like rubies in the sun; clearly the person who had sewn the flag knew what they were doing. "I just love dusting the flags," I mutter sullenly to myself as I climb the ladder. "There's nothing better than getting a face full of dust bunnies."
What are alliteration, personification, simile and verbal irony.
500
The way an author presents a subject (also called attitude). ______ can be serious, scholarly, humorous, ironic, etc...
What is tone.
500
A play on words. Ex - I made a hobbit of reading Tolkien.
What is a pun.
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