Figurative Language
She is as quiet as a fox
What is a simile?
Sight, smell, hearing, touch, taste
What are the five senses?
ABAB is an example of this.
What is a rhyme scheme?
The basic 6-part plot structure most stories follow.
What is Freytag's Pyramid?
This genre uses weird, unexpected situations, figurative language, and the Rule of Threes.
What is comedy?
You are my sunshine (my only sunshine)
What is a metaphor?
When an author uses vivid and descriptive language to add depth to the text.
What is imagery?
A Shakespearean sonnet has this many lines.
What is 14?
Freytag's pyramid was originally intended for this type of story.
What is tragedy?
Isolating your characters and putting them in a dark setting is a great way to create _______.
What is suspense?
Cats in cradles are cuter than callous cauliflowers.
What is alliteration?
an idea or feeling associated with a word that isn’t it’s actual meaning
What is connotation?
This type of poem has five lines and is similar to a haiku.
What is a tanka?
An Ancient Greek philosopher who proposed the three-act structure: beginning, middle, and end.
Who is Aristotle?
Direct description, actions, dialogue, thoughts, and indirect description are all...
What are methods of characterization?
Moonlight danced through the leaves and illuminated her hair.
What is personification?
“The deep blue hues of twilight were reflected in the still water; the slight glint of moonlight peeked through the clouds just enough to make out the silhouette of a passing ship” is this type of imagery.
What is visual?
The basic rhythmic structure of a verse.
What is poetic meter?
The last part of Freytag's original pyramid.
What is the catastrophe?
How a character changes throughout the story.
What is character development?
We are covered in dust and glory
What is a zeugma?
A poem we read by T.S. Eliot that evokes imagery.
What is Preludes?
The meter da-DUM, da-DUM is called this.
What is an iamb?
The second part of the modern Freytag's pyramid; it is not present in the original pyramid.
What is the inciting incident?
Every character is motivated to reach a(n) ________, but they are blocked by an obstacle.
What is an objective?