Figurative II
"Life is a box of chocolates" is an example of what literary term?
What is a metaphor?
The part of the plot where the greatest action or suspense occurs is known as what?
What is the climax?
What literary term is defined as a person or animal that takes part in the action of a literary work?
What is a character?
"The boy ran like the wind" is an example of what literary term?
What is a simile?
The main character or hero of the story
Who is the protagonist?
A brief reference in the text to a person, place, thing, or idea of historical, cultural, or literary significance found somewhere else
What is an allusion?
The first part of a text during which the tension between the characters builds.
What is the rising action?
The time and place of the action in a literary work is known as what?
What is the setting?
"The burglar got cold feet and ran away" is an example of what literary term.
What is an idiom?
The force or character who opposes the main character or hero is called the?
Who is the antagonist?
"The avalanche devoured everything standing it its way" is an example of what literary device?
What is personification?
The series of events that happen in a story
What is the plot?
The message the author wants to convey to the reader.
What is the theme?
When something nonhuman is given human characteristics, this is known as what literary term?
What is personification?
The person who tells the story
Who is the narrator?
"It is 1000 degrees in this classroom."
What is hyperbole?
The part of the plot where all "loose ends" are tied up and the problem(s) have been solved is known as what?
The denouement or falling action
When the author alludes to something that will happen in the future.
What is foreshadowing?
"The brother of the brave brown bear is a cowardly lion" is an example of what literary term?
What is alliteration?
The start of a story where the characters and setting are revealed
What is the exposition?
It is raining cats and dogs outside.
What is an idiom?
How the character deals with the information gained during the epiphany.
The resolution
________________ is a struggle between two opposing forces.
What is conflict?
A deliberate exaggeration or overstatement such as, "It's a thousand degrees in this classroom," is an example of what literary term?
What is a hyperbole?
A writer's attitude toward his or her subject
What is tone?