-A comparison using like or as
-Comparing with another thing to show or suggest they are similar
These terms are referred to as:
Similes and Metaphors
The highest point of tension in a story, also know as the story's "turning point".
Climax
The type(s) of internal conflict.
Character vs. Self
A character whose personality changes or develops throughout the story.
Dynamic Character
How a text makes a reader feel.
Mood
Exaggerated statements or claims for emphasis or effect.
Hyperbole
Events that funnel the story toward its conclusion.
Falling Action
Describe the type of conflict:
"It was extraordinary, now, how clear her mind became all of a sudden. She began thinking very fast. As the wife of a detective, she knew quite well what the penalty would be. That was fine. It made no difference to her. In fact, it would be a relief. On the other hand, what about the child?"
Character vs. Self
A character with 1-2 characteristics that serves a simple purpose in the story.
Flat Character
The way a character/narrator speaks.
Tone
The repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables.
Alliteration
Rising Action
The three type(s) of external conflict.
Character vs. Character
Character vs. Society
Character vs. Nature
A character whose personality stays the same throughout a story.
Static Character
How readers are meant to feel as the villagers surround Tessie in "The Lottery".
Afraid, shocked, scared, fearful.
Giving human characteristics to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract notions.
Personification
Key background information that can be found at any point in the story.
Exposition
By the conclusion of "The Lottery", what type of conflict is clearly driving the plot?
Character vs. Society
A character with multiple characteristics and complexities close to that of a real person.
Round Character
A word to describe Patrick Maloney's tone toward Mary.
Serious, Rude, Critical.
-A word that sounds like what is being described.
-Phrases made of two or more words with opposite meanings.
These forms of figurative language are called...
Onomatopoeia and Oxymoron
The French term for resolution.
Dénouement
What is the main type of conflict within "The Cask of Amontillado"?
Character vs. Character
The type of character that best describes Mary Maloney at the beginning of "Lamb to the Slaughter".
Round Character
A word to describe the tone of Montresor.
Vengeful, sarcastic, sadistic, unsettling, reflective.