Figurative Language
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
Simile compares two things using like or as, while metaphor compares two things WITHOUT using like or as.
What is the definition of the climax of a story?
the most exciting point of the story where the conflict has peaked
plot device that references or hints at events happening later in the story
What pronouns are used in 1st person POV?
I, me, my, mine, we, ours, us
What is the difference between tension and suspense?
Tension is a result of conflict and suspense is how the reader is supposed to feel.
What is alliteration?
repeating the same initial consonant sounds
What is the definition of a resolution in a story?
The end of a story and outcome of the conflict
What is a flashback?
a scene that interrupts or is a prelude to the story that is set in a different and earlier time than the current/main story
What is setting?
where and when a story takes place
What is the large surprise within the first three pages of the story?
Anna Avalon's baby was born without life.
What is the simile in paragraph 5?
"like two sparkling birds"
paragraph 24
the rhythm of the entire story and how the chain of events fall into place
Where is setting #2 located?
New York
What information was provided in paragraph 6 that created more tension in the scene?
Anna Avalon was pregnant.
What two types of flying are being compared in the metaphor in paragraph 15?
flying through the air as a trapeze artist and flying above in the afterlife
In which paragraph does the resolution occur?
paragraph 25
What plot device is being used in paragraph 18?
flashback
What point of view is the story told in?
third person
What detail created suspense immediately in paragraph 20?
When she woke up and smelled smoke.
How does the alliteration in the following sentence build tension?
"There came a rumble of electrical energy, drowned out by the sudden roll of drums."
It creates a picture in the reader's mind of electricity that is energetic or lively, and it is dangerous to the trapeze artists.
What image of the mother is created for the reader by the exposition of the story in paragraph 1?
Her mother is blind, but even in old age, she is still very agile and does not bump into things.
How does foreshadowing contribute to the suspense in paragraph 9?
It hints to the reader that Harry Avalon's pregnant wife, Anna Avalon, is going to fall from the trapeze swings as well.
How does the description of the setting in paragraph 4 provide foreshadowing for what later occurs in paragraph 8?
It describes the weather conditions on the day of the show, which turns into a storm that causes lightning to strike and send Harry Avalon to his death.
How is suspense built in paragraph 22?
The mother was inching along a branch on her stomach that was high enough to touch the roof.