Figurative Language
Life is a highway.
Metaphor
Character vs. Character
The main character of a story.
Protagonist.
A person, place, thing, or idea.
Noun
Her smile is like a breath of spring.
Simile
Sally sells sea shells by the sea shore.
Alliteration
Poseidon working against Odysseus.
Character vs. Character
The person working against a story's main character.
Antagonist.
An action or state of being.
Verb
The wind whispered.
Personification.
I'm so hungry I could eat a horse!
Hyperbole
Simba trying to decide if he should stay with Timon and Pumbaa or go back to Pride Rock.
Character vs. Self
A character that does not change throughout the story.
Static Character.
Describes a noun or pronoun.
Adjective
To appeal to one of the senses.
Imagery.
To say one thing but mean the opposite, sarcasm.
Verbal Irony
In The Martian, Mark Watney must survive on Mars.
Character vs. Nature
A character with lots of characterization and detail.
Round character.
Describes a verb or adjective.
Adverb
Jumbo shrimp.
Oxymoron.
To use humor to draw attention to something.
Satire.
Katniss fighting against President Snow and the Capital.
Character vs. Society
A character that changes throughout the story.
Dynamic character.
Describes the position of a noun.
Preposition
The substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant.
Euphemism.