Figurative Language 1
Define Simile
Comparing two things using "like" or "as"
Define Hyperbole
An exaggeration
List the 5 senses.
Hear, See, Touch, Smell and Taste
The beginning of a story where the character/s and setting are introduced.
Provide an example of an onomatopoeia.
BAM! BANG!
**Or other.
Define Metaphor
Stating that one thing is another
Provide an example of a Simile
He was fast as a cheetah.
She spoke like a politician.
**Or others
Explain the 3 tenses and define each of them.
Past = story has already happened
Present = story is happening now
Future = story will happen
Define Complication
When the problem or issue is presented.
Provide an example of Personification.
The trees danced in the wind.
**Or other.
Define Alliteration
Provide an example of a Metaphor
Miss Lavelle was a star.
The world is a stage.
**Or others
Explain the 3 narrative voices and define each of them.
First = A character within the story is telling the story (I/ me)
Second = The writer is speaking directly to you as if you are the character (You/ your)
Third = The story is being told by the voice of someone who is not a character in the story.(He/She)
Define Rising Action
Tension rises as the characters learn more about the problem.
Explain what a setting is and provide an example.
Where and when a story takes place. Example = school/ Hogwarts.
Define Personification
Giving human traits to objects
Define Idiom
Words or phrases that don’t make sense in context but are everyday sayings that people understand anyway
Explain what a Protagonist is.
The main character that is normally presented as a hero.
Define Climax
When tension is at its highest and a solution presents itself or a battle occurs. It is the most exciting part and normally the middle.
Define Falling Action
Tension falls or decreases as solutions are applied ro the problem.
Spell Onomatopoeia and define it.
Onomatopoeia = sound effects
Define symbolism
A person, place, object or an action that stands for something beyond itself.
Explain what an Antagonist is.
The character that opposes the protagonist and is normally presented as evil or a villain.
Define Resolution
The end of the story where issues are resolved.
List the 6 parts of Narrative Structure in order.
Orientation > Complication > Rising Action > Climax > Falling Action > Resolution