Terms -- Parts of the Story
Terms – Types of Literature
Terms – Language
Terms - Hodgepodge
Terms—Figures of Speech
100
The structure or sequence of events in the story.
What is the plot
100
The true account of someone’s life written by that person
What is autobiography.
100
A form of language as it is spoken in a particular geographic area or by a particular social or ethnic group.
What is dialect
100
The perspective from which a story is told.
What is point of view
100
A figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two things that are basically unlike but have something in common.
What is metaphor
200
The turning point of the story.
What is climax
200
A brief tale told to illustrate a moral or teach a lesson.
What is a fable.
200
The attitudes and feelings associated with a word.
What is connotation
200
The main idea in a work of literature.
What is theme
200
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things using “like” or “as.”
What is a simile.
300
The time and location of action in the story
What is setting
300
The true account of someone’s life told by another person.
What is biography
300
Written conversation between two or more characters
What is dialogue
300
A writer or speaker’s choice of words and way of arranging the words in sentences
What is diction
300
A figure of speech in which the truth is exaggerated for emphasis or humor
What is hyperbole
400
The problem or complication in the story.
What is conflict
400
A traditional story, usually concerning some superhuman being or unlikely event that was once widely believed to be true
What is myth
400
The literal, dictionary meaning of a word
What is denotation
400
A major unit of action in a play
What is an act
400
A statement that seems to contradict itself, but it actually true.
What is paradox
500
A person who takes part in the action of the story
What is character
500
A long narrative poem about the adventures of a hero whose actions reflect the ideals and values of a nation or race
What is epic
500
Language that goes beyond the ordinary, literal meanings of words
What is figurative language
500
A rhyming pair of lines
What is a couplet
500
A figure of speech in which human qualities are given to an object, animal, or idea.
What is personification
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