Figurative Language
A direct comparison between two unlike objects, as in "Life is a journey."
What is a metaphor?
When a writer creates a vivid mental picture in the reader's mind using the five senses.
What is imagery?
Writing to inform
What is expository writing?
Brainstorming would be an example of this stage.
What is prewriting?
First-person, third-person limited, and third-person omniscient would be examples of this.
What is the narrator's Point of View?
A comparison between two unlike objects that uses the word "like" or "as." For example: "Life is like a box of chocolates."
What is a simile?
An exaggeration to prove a point.
What is hyperbole?
Telling a story
What is narrative?
The first version of an essay would be an example of this stage.
What is drafting?
The main character in a story who is the center of the plot.
What is the protagonist?
An object that stands for something greater than itself, such as a heart or a dove.
What is a symbol?
When two items are compared side-by-side to show contrast.
What is juxtaposition?
Giving sensory details to help a reader understand
What is descriptive writing?
Making large changes to the text would be an example of this stage.
What is revising or revision?
The message of a literary story
What is the theme?
When words or a situation occur that are the opposite of what is expected.
What is irony?
"I was dying of laughter" would be an example of this.
What is hyperbole?
Making an assertion and backing it up with evidence
What is argumentative writing?
Perfecting the text by making small changes would be an example of this stage.
What is editing?
This struggle between opposing forces drives the plot of a story.
What is conflict?
Cinderella compared to her evil stepsisters would be an example of this.
What is juxtaposition?
Advertised as "unsinkable," the Titanic hit an iceberg and quickly sank to the bottom of the Atlantic, creating an example of this.
What is irony?
A recipe for mostaccioli pasta would be an example of this type of writing.
What is expository writing or exposition?
Good writing mainly depends on this particular stage.
What is Revision?
The study of the people acting within a story
What is characterization?