Metaphors & More
A comparison using like or as.
What is a simile?
The main character in a story.
Who is the protagonist?
The lesson or message about life that the author wants to share.
What is the theme?
When the audience knows something the character does not.
What is dramatic irony?
A struggle within a character’s mind or heart.
What is internal conflict?
Giving human qualities to something non-human.
What is personification?
The struggle between opposing forces in a story.
What is conflict?
A person, place, object, or event that represents something more.
What is symbolism?
When something happens that is the opposite of what is expected.
What is situational irony?
The use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later.
What is foreshadowing?
The classroom was a zoo.
What is a metaphor?
The turning point or most intense moment in a story.
What is the climax?
The universal theme of Romeo and Juliet is this kind of love.
What is forbidden (or tragic) love?
When someone says the opposite of what they mean.
What is verbal irony?
The perspective from which a story is told.
What is point of view?
A repeated phrase, sound, or word used for emphasis.
What is repetition?
The time and place in which a story occurs.
What is the setting?
The use of an object (like a dove for peace) is an example of this.
What is a symbol?
The writer’s attitude toward the subject (e.g., serious, humorous, sarcastic).
What is tone?
A reference to another work of literature, history, or culture.
What is allusion?
An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally.
What is hyperbole?
The force or character working against the protagonist.
Who is the antagonist?
A character who changes or grows over the course of a story is referred to as this.
What is a dynamic character?
The feeling a reader gets from a story (e.g., eerie, joyful, tense).
What is mood?
A contradiction that still seems to hold truth, like “less is more.”
What is a paradox?