Figurative Language
This figure of speech compares two things using “like” or “as.”
What is a simile?
This is the sequence of events that make up a story.
What is the plot?
This device uses contradictory terms, like “jumbo shrimp.”
What is an oxymoron?
This type of poetry has no set rhyme or meter.
What is a free verse poem?
This refers to a writer’s unique style, especially their word choices and phrasing.
What is diction?
This device gives human traits to non-human things.
What is personification?
This term describes where and when a story takes place.
What is setting?
This is a common expression that doesn’t mean exactly what it says, like “kick the bucket.”
What is an idiom?
This is the repetition of similar ending sounds in words.
What is rhyme?
This is the spoken exchange between characters that moves the plot forward.
What is dialogue?
This figure of speech uses extreme exaggeration to make a point.
What is a hyperbole?
This is the struggle between opposing forces in a story.
What is conflict?
This is when the opposite of what is expected actually happens.
What is irony?
This refers to the structure of a poem, including line and stanza length.
What is form poetry?
This is when a character's problems are within themselves -- like an insecurity.
What is internal conflict?
This term refers to words that sound like what they describe.
What is onomatopoeia?
This is the process of revealing a character’s personality and traits.
What is characterization?
This device substitutes one thing for another to make a comparison without using “like” or “as.”
What is a metaphor?
This is the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences.
What is syntax?
This is when a writer creates an issue for a character outside of their control -- like a force of nature or the universe.
What is an external conflict?
This is the umbrella term for non-literal language, including similes and metaphors.
What is figurative language?
This is the deeper message or universal idea behind a story.
What is the theme?
This is when a physical object represents a deeper meaning or idea.
What is symbolism?
This is the pattern of stressed syllables in a poem.
What is rhythm?
This is the name of our first unit of study.
What is "The Writing Process" or "Steps of the Writing Process?"