Plot
Figurative Lang.
Character
Narrative Perspective
MISC.
100
This is the Introduction of a story that describes the setting, introduces the main character & his/her goal/problem.
Exposition
100
"My love is a red, red rose" is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is a metaphor?
100
The main character of a story.
What is the protagonist?
100
When the narrator is a character in the story & uses the pronouns "I/We/Us"
What is 1st person?
100
The feeling a reader gets from reading a story; the "atmosphere" of a story. EX: gloomy, suspenseful, exciting
What is mood?
200
What is the turning point in the story. The protagonist makes a decision that will decide the outcome of the story. The turning point of the story in which the main character makes a decision that will determine whether he/she makes the goal/solves the problem.
What is climax?
200
"My love is like a red, red rose" is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is a simile?
200
The opponent or enemy of the main character.
What is the antagonist?
200
Typically the point of view when reading an instructional manual or speech.
What is 2nd person?
200
A scene in a story that occurred before the present time in the story.
What is flashback?
300
Challenges the protagonist experiences in trying to get what he/she wants.
What is rising action?
300
Example: "Sally sold seashells by the seashore."
What is alliteration?
300
When a character undergoes a significant INTERNAL change from beginning to end of a story.
What is dynamic character?
300
When the narrator reveals the thoughts & feelings of only ONE character in a story.
What is 3rd person limited?
300
A story's main message or moral.
What is theme?
400
All the loose ends are tied up, and the protagonist's life gets back to normal.
What is resolution?
400
An exaggeration used for emphasis or effect; not meant to be taken literally.
What is hyperbole?
400
The conversation between characters in a story.
What is dialogue?
400
When the narrator is not a character in the story & no characters' thoughts or feelings are revealed.
What is 3rd person objective?
400
The author's attitude toward the characters, events in the story or subject matter.
What is tone?
500
The protagonist wins by achieving the goal, or loses by failing to reach the goal.
What is falling action?
500
The use of words whose sounds imitate the sounds of what they describe. Example: hiss, buzz, woof, etc.
What is onomatopoeia?
500
The way an author reveals what a character is like. There are two categories: direct and indirect.
What is characterization?
500
When the narrator reveals the thoughts and feelings of more than one character/any character in the story.
What is 3rd person omniscient?
500
When the name or description of something implies the opposite of the truth. Example: Calling a very large person "tiny".
What is verbal irony?
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