ZaZa Bing
BaBa Goose
YaYa Jam
DaDa Reef
WaWa Snips
100
A comparison using like or as
What is Simile
100
A comparison without using like or as
What is Metaphor
100
Giving a non-human thing human qualities
What is Personification
100
The time period and location where a story takes place
What is Setting
100
An over-exaggeration to make a point
What is Hyperbole
200
When the author gives the audience a hint about something that will happen in the future
What is Foreshadowing
200
To say something without saying it
What is Imply
200
When the story is told by an outside narrator who only knows some of the thoughts and feelings of the characters
What is 3rd Person Limited Point of View
200
To understand something even though it wasn't explicitly said
What is Infer
200
When the story is told by an outside narrator who knows all of the thoughts and feelings of the characters
What is 3rd Person Omniscient Point of View
300
The chain of events that take place in a story
What is Plot
300
When the audience is shown an event that happened earlier
What is Flashback
300
The message the author is trying to express through the story
What is Theme
300
When the author lets the audience figure out what kind of person a character is by using words and actions
What is Indirect Characterization
300
A saying that cannot be taken literally
What is Idiom
400
When a character is not aware of what is truly happening, but the audience is aware
What is Dramatic Irony
400
When a character makes a speech to the audience, but the other characters cannot hear it
What is Soliloquy
400
When the audience is expecting one thing to happen, but the opposite thing happens instead
What is Situation Irony
400
When a character makes a speech to the other characters
What is Monologue
400
Saying one thing but meaning another; sarcasm
What is Verbal Irony
500
Something that sounds like a contradiction at first, but then turns out to be true.
What is Paradox
500
When the author references something famous that the audience is expected to understand without explanation
What is Allusion
500
An object, word, or action that represents a larger meaning within a story
What is Symbolism
500
A fake story used to represent something that is happening in real life
What is Allegory (or Parable)
500
The attitude or emotion expressed by the author throughout the story
What is Tone
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