Figurative Language
Comparison of two unlike things without using ‘like’ or ‘as.’ Ex: “Juliet is the sun.”
Metaphor
Conversations carried on by one or more characters.
Dialogue
The Exposition
The main idea of an essay that is supported with concrete evidence.
Thesis statement
Presents ideas or events as causes with a resulting outcome or effects
"We watched the crocodile as it stalked a deer moving through the moonlight toward the edge of the water. As a result of a noise we made, the deer bolted and the crocodile lost its chance for a late night snack."
Cause and Effect
A comparison of two unlike things using the words ‘like’ or ‘as.’ Ex: “Love is like a rose.”
Simile
Soliloquy
The main character in a literary work who drives the plot forward.
Protagonist
An informative essay where the author explains what they know about a topic.
Expository ssay
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
Presenting events in the order in which they occurred.
Chronological Order
Exaggerating or stretching the truth for literary effect. Ex: “My shoes are killing me.”
Hyperbole
A phrase consisting of two contradicting words.
Oxymoron
The conflict that occurs when a character is struggling with himself/herself regarding a course of action.
Internal
The literal dictionary definition of a word.
When the writer discusses the similarities and the differences between two or more things or concepts.
Comparison and Contrast.
Words that create images in the mind (tactile- touch, gustatory-taste, auditory- hear, olfactory- smell, visual-see)
Imagery
Making a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word.
Pun
A character that experiences a mental change in the course of a story.
Dynamic/Round
Prose that explains ideas or is about real people, places, objects, or events.
Non-fiction
When a writer presents a conflict followed by a way that the problem can be fixed or alleviated.
Problem and solution
Giving something that isn't human human qualities.
Personification
The opening lines of a drama that give background information.
Prologue
The part of plot where the conflict creates tension or suspense.
A statement that reflects a belief and cannot get proven.
Opinion
Describing how things are ordered in a given space, such as a living room or bed room.
Spatial order