The lines on his face were like ditches on a well traveled- road.
What is a simile?
100
The use of clues early on in the story to give hints about what will happen later
What is foreshadow?
100
the protagonist is in conflict with a human antagonist
What is person vs person?
100
The author's attitude about his/her subject.
What is author's tone?
100
What is this room number
What is 37?
200
The sun smiled down upon the earth.
What is Personification?
200
Inserting a scene or event that happened in the past, often appearing as a memory
What is flashback?
200
the protagonist is in conflict with opposing views of society
What is person vs society?
200
The feeling the reader gets from the writing
What is Mood?
200
language the appeals to the senses ( touch, hearing, smell, sight, taste)
What is imagery?
300
I'm so tired I could sleep for a year
What is Hyperbole?
300
Sequence of events after the climax, which lead to the conclusion
What is falling action?
300
The protagonist is crossing the desert at the hottest part of the day is an example of______
What is person vs. nature
300
Is written as though a character in the story (usually the protagonist) is telling what s/he observes and feels. Pronouns such as I, me, mine, we, us and ours are used in dialogue.
What is first person pov?
300
a person place or thing that has a meaning itself but suggest other meanings as well
EX: bright sunshine=happiness or goodness
Water=a universal cleaner
dogs=best friend, love, loyalty
What is symbolism?
400
"That quiz was a piece of cake."
What is Idiom?
400
This type of plot tends to be less important than the main plot. 1.Take the form of a story told within the story 2.a story about the main character that is secondary to the main plot
3. a story about one or more secondary characters
What is the subplot?
400
The conflict is within the character, such as battling with his or her feelings, thoughts, desires, and ambitions.
What is person vs self or internal conflict?
400
The narrator uses pronouns such as he, she, it, they, their, them
What is 3rd person pov?
400
The central message or insight of a literary work. More than what the text is about it is what the work means
What is theme?
500
The snow was a white blanket
What is a metaphor?
500
Generally tells two stories of equal importance moving from one to the other and back.
What is parallel plot?
500
The struggle between opposing forces usually in relation to the protagonist.
What is Conflict?
500
The narrator knows everything and can tell as much or as little as s/he wishes. The narrator describes the actions, thoughts, and feelings of more than one character, and often all characters.
What is Omniscient Pov?
500
characters who undergo change within the story (learn,grow)