Figurative language
Story Elements
Literary Devices
Misc. Terms
100

Comparison using like or as

What is a simile?

100
A one sentence summary.
What is the main idea?
100
The use of concrete things to represent ideas.
What is symbolism?
100

When something is not directly stated

What is implicit?

200

An intentionally exaggerated figure of speech.

What is a hyperbole?

200
A character who remains the same in the story.
What is a static character?
200
The giving of clues to hint at something still to come.
What is foreshadowing?
200
What a word suggests, not what it actually means.
What is connotation?
300
Applies human characteristics to non-human things.
What is personification?
300
Time, place, duaration of the story
What is the setting?
300
A return to an earlier time in a story to give prior information.
What is flashback?
300
The dictionary definition of a word.
What is denotation?
400
A comparison not using like or as.
What is a metaphor?
400
basic truth or moral of the story.
What is the theme?
400

The implication that the actual situation is quite different than what was expected.

What is irony?

400

The main character and villain in a story.

What is the protagonist and antagonist?

500
The car dared me to drive faster.
What is personification?
500
Honesty is the best policy.
What is a theme?
500
When he looked at the Statue of Liberty, he knew all would be okay. This is an example of what?
What is symbolism?
500

What is a commonly used phrase or sentence that cannot be interpreted literally.

What is an idiom?

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