Figurative Language
A comparison using like or as
What is a Simile?
A person, place, thing, or idea
What is a noun?
A lesson or message we take from a story, film, or game.
What is a theme?
The most tense, dramatic moment, wherein the protagonist changes somehow.
What is the climax of a plot?
When a trait of a character is explicitly stated.
What is direct characterization?
The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of consecutive words
What is alliteration?
A sentence which is incomplete, usually lacking a subject or predicate.
What is a fragment?
A one-word idea, which does NOT qualify as a theme.
What is a subject or topic?
The end of the story, wherin the protagonist finds a new normal.
What is a resolution?
The author's attitude towards a subject.
What is tone?
Giving human traits to non-human creatures or inanimate objects
What is personification?
Two sentences or thoughts connected only by a comma.
What is a comma splice?
The problem with the following theme statement:
"Love is blind"
What is cliche?
The early problems in the story, which build tension.
What is the rising action?
How a story makes the reader feel.
What is mood?
An object, color, or character which represents a deeper meaning.
What is symbolism?
When a sentence refers to two or more people or things as the focus.
What is a compound subject?
We should let our walls down so people can learn to love us.
What is a theme from The Sun is Also a Star?
The problem the protagonist faces throughout the plot.
What is a conflict?
A trait of a charcter is inferred through their actions or words.
What is indirect characterization?
A statement which seems to contradict itself, yet is still true.
What is a paradox?
Just the primary verb of a sentence (what the subject is doing).
What is a simple predicate?
Seeing things from the perspectives of others can enrich our own lives.
What is a theme from The Most Dangerous Game?
The introduction wherein we meet characters, setting, and conflict.
What is the exposition?
What is dramatic irony?