Point of View
When you tell your friend what happened at work, YOU are
What is the Narrator?
Words that mean something different than the literal meaning.
What is FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE?
Like the beat in music - "da-DUM da-DUM da-DUM".
What is the RHYTHM?
Real/facts.
What is NONFICTION?
How the READER feels is the
What is the Mood?
Character who stays the SAME throughout the story
Example: Your coworker who complains about everything - still complaining at the end
What is Static Character?
"My alarm clock screamed at me"
What is a PERSONIFICATION?
Something that represents/stands for something else.
What is the SYMBOL?
Finding what's the SAME between two things.
What is COMPARING?
The message or life lesson in the story - what it teaches about life
What is the THEME?
Narrator knows thoughts of ONE character only
What is THIRD-PERSON LIMITED?
Exaggeration. So extreme it's obviously not literal
What is HYPERBOLE?
What it represents is.
What is Symbolic?
Broad statement. Using words like ALL, Every, Always, Never are.
What is GENERALIZATION?
The most exciting part of the story is the
What is the CLIMAX?
The most important person the story is about.
Who is the Main Character?
Comparison WITHOUT "like/as"
What is Metaphor?
Not just what it IS, but what it MEANS.
What is POETRY?
Old job was 9-5, new job is flexible hours/
What is CONTRASTING?
Not Real/ made up.
What is FICTION?
Who is telling the story and what they know. It can be a 1st person or 3rd person what....
What is the Point of View?
Words that sound like what they mean.
What is ONOMATOPOEIA?
What it actually is.
What is Literal?
About a short memory of your life, one specific time not entire life, just one event.
What is a MEMOIR?
: A logical guess based on evidence and what you already know is the
What is the INFERENCE