Figurative Language
A simile compares two things using one of these words.
What are "like" or "as"?
This part of a story introduces characters, setting, and background information.
What is exposition?
A story told from a character's perspective using "I" or "me."
What is First Person?
A struggle between a character and an outside force, such as another character or nature.
What is external conflict?
This common gas makes up about 78% of Earth’s atmosphere.
What is nitrogen?
Identify the literary device in this sentence: "Her smile was as bright as the sun."
What is a simile?
The part of a story where tension builds, leading up to the climax.
What is rising action?
A narrative perspective where the reader is directly addressed as "you."
What is Second Person?
A struggle occurring within a character’s own mind.
What is internal conflict?
In Harry Potter, this spell is used to turn off lights.
What is Nox?
What well-known phrase is an allusion to Greek mythology, meaning a weakness in an otherwise strong person?
What is "Achilles' heel"?
The most intense or suspenseful moment of the story.
What is the climax?
The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of only one character.
What is third-person limited?
A type of external conflict where a character fights against society’s rules.
What is character vs. society?
This U.S. state is home to the Grand Canyon.
What is Arizona?
Identify both the literary device and its meaning in this sentence: "The classroom was a zoo during lunchtime."
What is a metaphor? It means the classroom was chaotic and noisy.
This occurs after the climax and starts to resolve the conflict.
What is falling action?
The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters.
What is third-person omniscient?
A story where a character is stranded on an island, fighting to survive, is an example of this conflict.
What is character vs. nature?
In Greek mythology, this hero completed twelve labors, including slaying the Nemean Lion.
Who is Hercules?
Identify the Allusion:
Lena had always followed the path expected of her, but deep down, she knew she was meant for more—after all, the ocean doesn’t call to just anyone.
This alludes to Moana, where the ocean "calls" to Moana, leading her to embrace her destiny. The reference suggests that Lena feels a pull toward something greater, even if others don’t understand it.
The name of an unresolved ending, also known as this type of resolution.
What is an open ending or cliffhanger?
In this point of view, the narrator is an observer and does not reveal any character’s inner thoughts.
What is third-person objective?
A character is trapped in a time loop, forced to relive the same day over and over. They wrestle with their frustration and despair while also searching for a way to break free. This situation contains two types of conflict—identify both.
What are internal conflict (character vs. self) and external conflict (character vs. fate/supernatural)?
This U.S. president delivered the Gettysburg Address in 1863, beginning with the famous words, "Four score and seven years ago.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?