Metaphors & More
"As cool as a cucumber"
What is a simile?
The main character in a story.
Who is the protagonist?
A character who changes or grows over the course of a story is referred to as this.
What is a dynamic character?
The message about life that the author wants to share.
What is the theme?
A struggle within a character’s mind or heart.
What is internal conflict?
"The wind howled all night."
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?
The where and the when of a story provides context to the reader.
The what is the setting?
The use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later.
What is foreshadowing?
"Baby, you're a firework..."
What is a metaphor?
The turning point or most intense moment in a story.
What is the climax?
The feeling a reader gets from a story (e.g., eerie, joyful, tense).
What is mood?
When something happens that is the opposite of what is expected.
What is situational irony?
The perspective from which a story is told.
What is point of view?
"She plays JIXED, with a J on a double-letter score..."
What is foreshadowing?
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?
When someone says the opposite of what they mean.
What is verbal irony?
"Clack, clack, clack"
What is otomatopia?
"I am so hungry I could eat a horse!!"
What is hyperbole?
The force or character working against the protagonist.
Who is the antagonist?
The writer’s attitude toward the subject (e.g., serious, humorous, sarcastic).
What is tone?
When the audience knows something the character does not.
What is dramatic irony?
A contradiction that still seems to hold truth, like “less is more.”
What is a paradox?