Figurative Language
What is a simile?
A comparison using like or as
What is the setting of a story?
Time, place, background information on society or culture
What happens during a story’s exposition?
Given information on characters and setting
What is the main character of a story called?
protagonist
What does foreshadowing mean?
A sign, warning, or hint of a future event
What is a metaphor?
A comparison that does not use like or as.
What is the point of view when the story is told from a character’s perspective (using “I” and “we”)?
1st person
What is the initiating event?
The event or idea that triggers the conflict (and sets further events into motion)
What is the term for a character who is one-sided and has no backstory?
Flat
What is the term for creating an picture in the reader’s mind by appealing to the five senses?
Imagery
What is personification?
Giving human qualities to non-human things (objects, animals, etc.)
What is the point of view when the narrator addresses the audience directly (using “you”)
2nd person
What is the turning point and the moment of the highest tension/drama?
Climax
What is the term for a character who has depth (not one-sided), often with a backstory?
Round
What is the term for something that represents something else, usually of greater significance?
Symbol
What is hyperbole?
Extreme exaggeration
What is third person omniscient?
The narrator knows all of the characters’ thoughts and feelings (uses “he,” “she,” “they,” etc.)
What is it called at the end of the story when the conflict is solved(to some extent)?
Resolution
What is the difference between a dynamic and a static character?
A dynamic character changes during the story; a static character doesn’t change
What is the difference between tone and mood?
Tone=the author’s attitude
Mood=the atmosphere (what the reader feels while reading it)
“Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.”
Which type of figurative language is used in this underlined excerpt?
Metaphor
What is third person limited point of view?
The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of one character (uses “he,” “she,” “they,” etc.)
What are the 6 types of conflict?
Internal conflict:
Individual vs. self
External conflict:
Individual vs. individual
Vs. society
Vs. nature
Vs. supernatural
Vs. technology
Name two characters who are both round and dynamic
Answers vary.
What is a theme in Anne Frank?
Several choices are possible