Figurative Language
Literary Techniques
What is it called?
Narrative Techniques
100

A figure of speech that compares two unlike things using "like" or "as"

Simile

100

This refers to the time and place in which a story occurs

Setting

100

This term describes a conversation between two or more characters in a play

Dialogue

100

The perspective from which a story is told

Point of View

200

Identify the figurative language in this phrase: "The curtain of night fell upon us."

Metaphor

200

A contrast between what is expected and what actually happens

Irony

200

A character's long speech addressing other characters on stage is called this

Monologue

200

The sequence of events in a story

Plot

300

A figure of speech that gives human qualities to non-human things

Personification

300

A person, situation, word, or object is used to represent another thing

Symbolism

300

A moment of high tension or turning point in a drama is referred to as this

Climax

300

The atmosphere or feeling created by a literary work

Mood

400

A figure of speech that uses exaggeration for emphasis

Hyperbole

400

The introduction of background information about characters, settings, and events in a story is called this

Exposition

400

Each division of a play into sections is called...

an Act

400

The central message or idea of a literary work

Theme

500

This figure of speech uses contradictory terms in conjunction, such as "deafening silence."

Oxymoron

500

A recurring theme, images, quotes, or ideas in a literary work

Motif

500

A long, narrative poem (more than 1 volume) typically celebrating heroic deeds & adventures of an esteemed/royal family

Epic

500

The use of clues to hint at future events in a story

Foreshadowing