Literary Devices
Who's Talking
Characters
Parts of a Story
Literature
100
a referenece to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art
What is allusion
100
an informal, often short-lived kind of language used in place of standard words
What is slang
100
this character changes as a result of the action in the story
What is dynamic character
100
The story's end
What is conclusion/resolution
100
a form or nonfiction in which a writer tells his or her own life story
What is autobiography
200
the general name given to literary techniques that involove surprising, interesting, or amusing contradictions
What is irony
200
a form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group
What is dialect
200
this character seems to possess only one or two personality traits- little or no background is revealed
What is flat character
200
events that occur between the climax and the conclusion
What is falling action
200
prose writing that presents and explains ideas about real people, places, objects, or events
What is nonfiction
300
a figure or speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike subjects using like or as
What is simile
300
a fixed, generalized idea about a character, place, or situation
What is stereotype
300
this character is fully developed- the writer reveals good and bad traits as well as background
What is round character
300
the point of highest interest, the conflict must be resolved one way or another or a character begins to take action to end the conflict
What is climax
300
prose writing that tells about imaginary characters and events
What is fiction
400
a figure of speech that makes an indirect comparison between two unlike subjects (something is described as if it were something else)
What is metaphor
400
the speaker or character who tells the story
What is narrator
400
the main character in a literary work
What is protagonist
400
any events leading up to the climax
What is rising action
400
the ordinary form of writing; most writing that is non poetry, drama, or song
What is prose
500
the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
What is alliteration
500
conversation between two characters
What is dialogue
500
a character or force in conflict with the main character
What is antagonist
500
establishes the setting, identifies the characters, introduces the basic situation (problem may be revelaed here)
What is exposition
500
a division or type of literature- generally prose, poetry, or drama
What is genre
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