Figurative Language
Literary Terms 1
Literary Terms 2
Literary Terms 3
Author's Style
100
Figure of speech that compares two things using as or like
What is simile?
100
Major topic of a passage, central thought
What is main idea?
100
Giving the important ideas in the text from the beginning, middle and end
What is summary?
100
Something that is different
What is difference?
100
Problem in a story
What is conflict?
200
Figure of speech that makes an indirect comparison of two things not using as or like
What is metaphor?
200
Something that is the same
What is similarity?
200
Text by a picture, chart, or map that gives information
What is caption?
200
Emphasize the similarities or differences between two or more things
What is compare?
200
A logical guess based on evidence in the text. Understanding something that is not directly stated
What is infer inference, or assumption?
300
Figure of speech where inanimate objects are give human characteristics
What is personify or personification?
300
a problem within a character
What is internal conflict?
300
the order in which events happen in time.
What is chronological order?
300
Idea large enough to cover the whole idea of the passage. The author's message about important human conditions or problems
What is theme?
300
1st person 2nd person 3rd person
What are types of narration?
400
an obvious and unrealistic exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
400
anything that stands for or represents something else.
What is symbolism?
400
an author’s use of hints or clues to give a reader an idea of what may happen next.
What is foreshadowing?
400
a logical guess based on evidence in the text Understanding something that is not directly stated,
What is infer, inference, or assumption?
400
"I" tells the story and is a character in the story; this can be present tense or past tense.
What is first person narration?
500
a consonant sound at the beginning of a word that is repeated in more than one word in a row Example - Andrew ached for an apple all afternoon.
What is an alliteration
500
a vague or indefinite statement that is made to cover many cases Example - All kids get an allowance.
What is generalization?
500
The "all knowing" narrator knows all of the details about events, characters, etc. and reveals them to the reader as the story unfolds.
What is omniscient narration?
500
the author's attitude shown in their writing
What is author's tone?
500
"He, she, it, they" - the story is told by someone, usually not identified by name, who knows it. Usually in the past tense.
What is third person narration?
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