Figurative Language
It is as hot as the Sahara Desert.
What is simile?
A contrast between what expectation and reality or appearance and reality. (broad)
What is irony?
Opposing forces in a story or play; what the character(s) must overcome.
What is conflict?
The person who tells the story.
Who is the narrator?
An author's word choice.
What is diction?
The branches bowed to the ground.
What is personification?
"Great! More dirty dishes for me to do!" said Mrs. Jones to her messy children.
What is verbal irony?
Type of conflict: I can't decide whether I keep my commitment to volunteer at the homeless shelter or go to my friend's birthday party.
What is person vs. self?
When a person inside the story is narrating.
What is 1st person?
The turning point in the story. Presents the highest point of interest and action.
What is climax?
What is onomatopoeia?
In the movie, the babysitter is about to open the closet, where we saw the monster hide earlier.
What is dramatic irony?
Type: Bobby cannot reach his home because of the category 10 tornado going through his town.
What is man vs. nature?
A narrator who is outside of the story.
What is 3rd person?
When someone uses their personal experience with a product to sell it to you.
What is ethos?
I am so tired that I could sleep for a year!
What is hyperbole?
The Every-Ready Battery Company experienced a blackout.
What is situational irony?
Type: All Susie has to do to win her scholarship is to beat Jessie in the final race of the meet.
What is man vs. man?
A particular attitude toward or way of regarding something.
What is perspective?
The writer's sentence structure.
What is syntax?
School is a prison.
NBC news just reported that the top cardio doctor in the US just suffered a heart attack.
What is situational irony?
Person vs. self is an ______ conflict, but person vs. nature is an ______ conflict.
What is internal and external?
When the narrator is outside the story but knows everything every character is thinking.
The main message or idea in an INFORMATIONAL text.
What is central idea?