Figurative Language
This figure of speech compares two unlike things, using the words like or as
The atmosphere/the feeling the reader gets
What is mood?
The repetition of the same initial sounds within words that are close together
What is alliteration?
To show differences
What is contrast?
Main character
What is protagonist?
This figure of speech directly compares two unalike things
What is a metaphor?
The character who opposes the main character
What is antagonist?
The use of words whose sounds imitate or suggest their meaning
What is onomatopoeia?
To show similarities
What is comparison?
One of the characters in the story is the narrator; uses “I” or “we”
What is first-person?
This figure of speech gives an animal or object human characteristics
What is personification?
The turning point; usually the most exciting part of the story
What is climax?
Saying the opposite of what you mean OR when the opposite happens of what would be logical
What is irony?
The conclusion that can be drawn from something although it is not explicitly stated.
What is implication?
Main idea of a text; a generalization about life
What is theme?
This figure of speech is a great exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
Using an object to represent a concept
What is symbolism?
Placing different elements side-by-side for effect
Juxtaposition
Events arranged according to a timeline
Is an imitation of a particular writer, artist or a genre, exaggerating it deliberately to produce a comic effect
A reference to another piece of literature or a historical event
What is an allusion?
a technique employed by writers to expose and criticize foolishness and corruption of an individual or a society by using humour, irony, exaggeration or ridicule
What is satire?
A writer’s attitude toward his or her subject, audience or self
What is tone?
Arriving at a conclusion by looking at the evidence
What is inferencing?
A figure of speech that combines two contradictory terms
What is oxymoron?