Figurative language
Comparison using "like" or "as."
"Santa's belly shook like a bowl full of jelly."
"The pumpkin fell to the ground just as a meteor crashes into the Earth."
What is a Simile?
This is who the story is about. This character is in the story from beginning to end and is directly involved in the main conflict.
Who is the Protagonist?
What is the Exposition?
The use of concrete objects to represent ideas. A star can represent a correct answer on a worksheet. An "x" represents an incorrect answer.
What is a Symbol? or What is Symbolism?
An intentional exaggeration to add a dramatic effect and emphasize an idea or message.
What is a Hyperbole?
A character whose attitude and beliefs stay the same in the story. The character isn't affected as the plot advances.
What is a Static Character?
This is often the most interesting part of a story because all of the suspense has been leading to this moment. The reader is able to better predict the ending after this scene/event.
What is the Climax?
Sarcastic words from a character who cannot be understood literally.
What is Verbal Irony?
Applies human characteristics to non-human things. "The howling wind reminded me to grab a coat, hat, and gloves."
What is Personification?
The reader doesn't know many details about these minor characters. Most minor characters are then also considered _______________.
What are Flat Characters?
A return to an earlier time in a story to give prior information.
What is Flashback?
The giving of clues to hint at something still to come as the plot continues to develop.
What is Foreshadowing?
A comparison not using like or as. "The trees were soldiers protecting the creatures of the forest."
What is a Metaphor?
The basic truth, lesson, or moral of the story.
What is a Theme?
This is part of the plot that isn't part of a cliffhanger story. This is the last event that concludes the story.
What is Resolution?
When the narrator is the protagonist and tells his own thoughts and feelings as well as the events from his own point of view.
What is a First Person Narrator?
One of the following is NOT a comparison:
Hyperbole
Simile
Metaphor
What is Hyperbole?
Descriptive words that give information about a character's demeanor, disposition, and/or personality.
What are Character Traits?
This is often considered background and is typically communicated at the beginning of a story. It includes a general or specific location and a reference to a year, season, or even time of day.
What is Setting?
Calling a person a "grinch" when he or she is grumpy and don't want to join in on fun.