Plot Elements
Persuasive Techniques
Types of Figurative Language
Name that Vocabulary Word!
Say What?
100
a series of relevant incidents that create suspense, interest and tension in a narrative
What is Rising Action?
100
generally based on the position, experience or stature of the person whose opinions are being quoted
What is Appeal to Authority?
100
a kind of metaphor that gives objects or abstract ideas human characteristics
What is Personification?
100
the qualities, attitudes and values a character has or displays
What are Character Traits?
100
the suggested or implied meaning or emotion associated with a word
What is Connotation?
200
events after the climax of a story but before the resolution
What is Falling Action?
200
occurs when words are repeated in order to make a stronger impact on the reader
What is Repetition?
200
compares two unlike things by describing one thing as if it were the other
What is a Metaphor?
200
when the writer depends on the reader to draw conclusions
What is Indirect Characterization?
200
ONE sentence that is the main point or claim of an essay
What is a Thesis Statement?
300
the outcome of the conflict of a story, or when the loose ends are wrapped up
What is Resolution?
300
the deliberate expression of an idea as less important than it actually is
What is Understatement?
300
compares two unlike things using the words like, as, or as if
What is a Simile?
300
the atmosphere of a literary piece, as it creates an emotional situation that surrounds the readers
What is Mood?
300
why an author decides to write about a specific topic (P.I.E.), to persuade, inform or entertain
What is Author's Purpose?
400
events that give a reader background information needed to understand a story
What is Exposition?
400
prompts the reader to think, but which the writer does not answer because the answer is usually obvious
What is Rhetorical Question?
400
a figure of speech that cannot be defined literally
What is an Idiom?
400
a character struggles with an outside force, such as another character or something in nature
What is External Conflict?
400
a writer or speaker's attitude towards a subject
What is Tone?
500
the turning point or high point of a story
What is Climax?
500
the writer appeals to powerful emotions such as our love of country, family, etc.
What is Emotional Appeal?
500
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally
What is a Hyperbole?
500
a comparison of similar ideas, often used to explain a complex situation by showing how it is like a simple one
What is an Analogy?
500
to briefly restate the main ideas of a piece of writing
What is Summarize?
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