Figurative Language
This literary device compares two things using "like" or "as."
What is a simile?
The perspective from which a story is told
What is point of view?
The main character
Who is the protagonist?
The appropriate line spacing
What is double-spaced?
The minimum amount of paragraphs your essay should have
What is five?
a recurring idea, theme, or element throughout a text
What is a motif?
The main message or lesson of a story
What is a theme?
When a character has to face a problem on the inside
What is internal conflict?
This is typically found between a quotation mark and a period
What is a parenthetical citation?
This will part of your introduction orients readers after your thesis.
What is context?
gives human characteristics to non-human objects
What is personification?
The atmosphere or emotional setting created by a text
What is mood?
The part after a story's climax
What is a falling action?
What is in quotation marks?
This is what you will leave your readers with
What is a last word?
This hints at something which will occur later in the story
What is foreshadowing?
The struggle between two forces in a story.
What is conflict?
Another name for the turning point
What is the climax?
This does not belong in a parenthetical citation in MLA format
What is a comma?
The number of quotes in each body paragraph
What is two?
This is the use of a topic or word using a meaning which usually signifies the opposite
What is irony?
A character who contrast with another character to highlight their traits.
What is a foil?
At this point in the plot, complications are added
What is the rising action?
The appropriate verb tense for essays
What is present tense?
Possibly the most important thing your essay can be
What is complete?