Figurative Language
simile
comparing 2 things using like or as
rhyme
repetition of sounds at the ends of lines
stage direction
instructions in a drama that tells actors what to do and how to speak
climax
turning point in a story
fable
short story with a moral and animals
theme
central message/lesson of a text or story
imagery
language that appeals to the 5 senses
stanza
a group of lines in a poem
scene
subdivision of an act
has a fixed setting
resolution
end of a story where conflict is resolved
historical
set in the past and has historical figures and events
tone
author's attitude toward a subject
personification
giving human qualities to a thing, animal, or idea
rhythm
repeated pattern of sounds used in poetry
act
major division of a play
has multiple scenes
rising action
events leading to solving a problem
myth
story about how world was made about gods and heroes
motivation
reason for doing something
metaphor
comparing two things but not using like or as
meter
pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
drama
literary work performed by actors for an audience
exposition
beginning of a story
characters and setting are introduced
contemporary
story that can happen now
trait
quality that defines a character
alliteration
repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
sonnet
a 14 line poem with precise rhyme and meter
soliloquy
speech in a play
delivered by 1 character on stage alone
falling action
bulk of a story
character works to resolve a problem
genre
a category/type/kind of literature
narrative
a writing that tells a story