Figurative Language
A figure of speech that compares two unlike things directly.
What is a metaphor?
A mark that ends a sentence to complete it
What is a period?
This is the story’s main character, the person you usually follow the most. This character has good morals and usually ends up saving the story.
Who is the protagonist?
The introduction to the setting and the main characters in a story.
What is the exposition?
A genre that follows the story of a couple and their relationship journey. This genre includes tropes such as "Enemies to Lovers", "Forced Proximity", and "Love Triangle"
What is romance?
A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using "Like" or "As".
What is a simile?
A mark that ends a sentence to complete it, but shows excitement, surprise, or shouting.
What is an exclamation mark?
The character that goes against the protagonist.
Who is the antagonist?
The most exciting part of the story. This is usually near the end and includes a battle between characters.
What is the climax?
A genre that roots in the fear of either one person or a group of people. This fear can be a result of supernatural entities, homicidal criminals, or real-world terrors.
What is horror?
A phrase or expression that means something other than the literal words said.
What is an idiom?
A mark that shows something that belongs to someone when added before an S. It can also take the place of missing letters.
What is an apostrophe?
This is where and when the story takes place.
What is the setting?
When the events in the story start to simmer down and everything falls back into place.
What is the falling action?
A genre filled with suspense that keeps you on edge and psychological manipulation that leaves you wanting more. This genre can have different aspects to it such as crime, horror, and action.
What is a thriller?
A figure of speech that describes something nonhuman with human qualities.
What is personification?
Curved lines that go around extra information in a sentence.
What are parentheses?
The problem or struggle that the main character faces. This can be either internal or external.
What is the conflict?
When parts of the story start to build up. This leads to the main problem or turning point.
What is the rising action?
A genre that follows political and society laws being broken or fought for. This genre usually follows a protagonist fighting for justice and the antagonist who never fails to break the laws.
What is crime?
A figure of speech that uses the same sound to begin and end a phrase or sentence.
What is an alliteration?
A mark that you use before you list something or explain something farther. Appears as periods organized vertically.
What is a colon?
The order of events in a story from beginning to end.
The french word that takes the place of resolution in most pyramids.
What is the denouement?
A non-fiction genre that often narrates with real timelines. This genre often follows either an event that changed society, or an event that changed someone personally.
What is historical?