The comparison of two unlike things without using the words "like" or "as" (Ex. That fog crept on little cat feet.)
What is metaphor
100
the main character of a story
What is a protagonist?
100
The type of narration when a character is telling the story.
What is 1st person point of view?
100
a reference in literature to a familiar person, place, event, or another work of literature (EX "He possessed Herculean strength." or "I call my mother Wonder Woman because she can handle so many jobs at once." or "He has the patience of Job.")
What is an allusion?
100
Any object in a work of literature that stands for or represents something else (EX: the parked bus = Chris McCandless' stalled journey)
What is a symbol?
200
A comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"
What is simile?
200
the character or force that wrods against the main character in a story
What is an antagonist?
200
the attitude the writer takes toward the subject, audience, or character in a piece of writing (Ex. critical, sentimental, humorous)
What is tone?
200
an exaggeration or overstatement (EX. We had to read a million pages last night.)
What is hyperbole?
200
The speaker in a poem or the fluency, rhythm, vocabualry, and structure in a piece of writing that makes the writing unique to the writer (the writer's "fingerprint")
What is voice?
300
An object or idea give human qualities or form
What is personification?
300
a struggle that takes place inside the mind of a character
What is an internal conflict?
300
The type of narration that occurs when the narrator is not a character in the story and knows the thoughts and feelings of ONE character
What is 3rd person limited point of view?
300
The repetition of initial (beginning) consonant sounds in a line of prose or poetry. (Ex. Sally sold sea shells by the seashore.)
What is alliteration?
300
the methods an author uses to teach us about characters' personalities; these might include physical appearance, behaviors, dialogue, interactions with other characters, responses of other characters
What is characterization?
400
An exaggeration or overstatement
What is hyperbole?
400
the beginning of the story when characters,setting, and basic situation are introduced
What is exposition?
400
The type of narration that occurs when the narrator is NOT a character in the story and knows the thoughts and feelings of several characters.
What is 3rd person omniscient point of view?
400
The form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group (EX: Pittsburghers tend to say "yinz," instead of "you all" and "pop" instead of "soda.")
What is dialect?
400
Opposite of denotation, this is the emotional feeling or set of ideas associated with a word. (EX. "Slim" and "scrawny" both mean small, but "slim" is a positive word and "scrawny" is a negative word.)
What is connotation?
500
an expression that cannot be understood if taken literally.
(ex. It's raining cats and dogs.)
What is an idiom?
500
the main message an author gives an a piece of writing;a "takeaway" idea from a piece of writing
What is the theme?
500
The feeling a reader gets from reading a literary work. This could be created through the use of images, setting, dialogue. (threatening, light)
What is mood?
500
the use of a word or phrase to mean the exact opposite of its literal or usual meaning. The result is the opposite of what might be expected. (a fire station burns down; a teacher fails her own test)
What is (situational) irony?
500
the categories of litearture: prose, poetry, and drama; each of these categories can be broken into sub-categories such as "coming of age literature" or "tragedy"