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Figurative Language
Literary Devices
Point of View
100
The character whom the action of the plot revolves around.
What is a PROTAGONIST?
100
This is where and when a story takes place.
What is the SETTING?
100
One subject is implied to be another so as to draw a comparison between their similarities and shared traits. The first subject, which is the focus of the sentences is usually compared to the second subject, which is used to convey a degree of meaning that is used to characterize the first. For example, "Richard is a lion on the battlefield."
What is a METAPHOR?
100
Mood occurs in a story when an author uses specific and descriptive word choice, causing the reader to feel a specific __________.
What is EMOTION?
100
Read the following excerpt: "All I could remember was the intensity of the pain in my chest, and men strapping me down. Was I on a stretcher? Must be. Confusion after that. Had I blacked out again? A light above flashing on and off, and being rushed past a door while lying on my back. I didn't like being strapped down." Identify the point-of-view.
What is FIRST PERSON POINT-OF-VIEW?
200
A character who opposes or creates conflict for the main character.
What is an ANTAGONIST?
200
The lesson or moral to a story is also called this.
What is the THEME?
200
This refers to the practice of attaching human traits and characteristics with inanimate objects, phenomena and animals.
What is PERSONIFICATION?
200
This element frequently utilizes motifs such as rain for sadness and the color red for danger or murder.
What is SYMBOLISM?
200
This is similar to reading from the point-of-view of God; it allows the reader to know the thoughts and emotions of every character, and provides the reader with details that even the characters do not know themselves.
What is THIRD PERSON OMNISCIENT POINT-OF-VIEW?
300
When two or more characters are having a conversation with one another. Involves the use of quotation marks.
What is the DIALOGUE?
300
Read the following excerpt: "The doctor had never been inside an antebellum mansion until that spring in New Orleans.... Greek Revival style they called it...its front gate guarded by two enormous oaks. He walked slowly over a cracked and uneven sidewalk of gray flagstone, next to an iron lace fence, where in places the iron had so rusted that it fell away to powder at the touch. As he opened the front door, he was met with the smell of mold." Identify this section of plot in a story.
What is the EXPOSITION?
300
"The Wicked Witch of the West went her own way" is an example of this poetic device.
What is ALLITERATION?
300
A figure of speech whereby the author refers to a subject matter such as a place, event, person, or other literary work by way of a passing reference. It is up to the reader to make a connection to the subject being mentioned.
What is an ALLUSION?
300
This is used in self-help guides and in recipes.
What is SECOND PERSON POINT-OF-VIEW?
400
Films and texts that involve exorcism and possession are utilizing this type of conflict.
What is MAN VERSUS SUPERNATURAL?
400
Stories that involve revolution against the government, such as The Hunger Games and Les Miserables are utilizing this type of conflict.
What is MAN VERSUS SOCIETY?
400
The perspective or attitude that the author adopts with regards to a specific character, place or development. This helps the reader ascertain the writer’s feelings towards a particular topic and this in turn influences the reader’s understanding of the story.
What is TONE?
400
A fire station burns down on the same day that a police officer is mugged.
What is SITUATIONAL IRONY?
400
This is the only point-of-view to be utilized in formal, academic writing.
What is THIRD PERSON POINT-OF-VIEW?
500
In the plot of a story, this is the point when the conflict is resolved.
What is the FALLING ACTION?
500
Read the following excerpt and determine the conflict. "...as the cab drove away, the girl joined her hands together. Utterly unprepared for this gesture, Billy remained frozen, unable to respond. Back home later, he cursed himself for this minor lapse. Scrutinizing his own conduct...he felt that his manner had been uncivil. He tormented himself with futile thoughts of what he could have said or done differently while in her company."
What is MAN VERSUS SELF?
500
These two together refer to the recurrence of similar sounds in prose and poetry, creating a musical effect.
What are RHYTHM and RHYME?
500
A short telling (or retelling) of a funny or interesting event. The story is usually a reminiscence from the teller's life but at best is a related story of fact, as opposed to a contrived work of fiction.
What is an ANECDOTE?
500
The downside to this writing style is that the reader only sees one side of the action, making them as lost and confused as the character.
What is FIRST PERSON POINT-OF-VIEW?