Figurative Language
Figurative Language #2
Story Line
Literary Terms
More Literacy Terms
100
Comparing two or more things using like or as is an example of what?
What is Simile
100
This is when an author uses exaggeration for emphasis or for humor
What is Hyperbole
100
This is the series of events that happen in a story
What is Plot
100
This is what we call the writer of the story
What is author
100
This is what we called the artist of the story
What is Illustrator
200
What is the use of words to imitate sound called?
What is Onomatopoeia
200
This describes two words that have the same spelling but different meanings. (bat and bat)
What is Homograph
200
This is the problem that drives the plot
What is Conflict
200
This occurs when the author drops "hints" of upcoming events
What is Foreshadowing
200
This occurs without a complete resolution to the plot. (Used in a series -- books, movies, TV shows)
What is Cliffhanger
300
This is the figurative language used when we give an object or an animal human qualities.
What is Personification
300
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers is an example of this.
What is Alliteration
300
This is the most dramatic part of the story line
What is Climax
300
This is the dictionary meaning of a word
What is Denotative Meaning
300
This is the emotional and imaginative meaning associated with a word
What is Connotative meaning
400
This is an implied comparison between two things.
What is Metaphor
400
This is a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different spelling and different meaning. (To, Too, Two)
What is Homophone
400
This is occurs at the end of the book
What is Resolution
400
This is the use of symbols to represent objects, groups, ideas, or feelings
What is Symbolism
400
This is a logical conclusion based on information
What is Inference
500
This is when the initial consonant sound is repeated throughout a sentence.
What is alliteration
500
This happens when an author used expressions that have meanings different from the literal meanings
What is Idiom
500
This is the introduction of the characters and the plot
What is Exposition
500
This is the use of words to imply the opposite of what is actually meant
What is Irony
500
An author uses this when he/she refers to an event that occurred earlier
What is Flashback
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