Wordplay Wonders
A comparison of two unlike things using “like” or “as”
What is a simile?
Two or more characters in conversation with each other
What is dialogue?
How the reader feels about a work
What is mood?
The type of conflict when a character is struggling internally, like when they have to make a life-altering choice.
What is character-vs-self?
The character or force in a work that presents a challenge for the main character (they are not always a person or necessarily evil)
What is the antagonist?
A comparison of two unlike things not using “like” or “as,” can be extended over whole paragraphs or works
What is metaphor?
The process of revealing the personality and appearance of a character in a story
What is characterization?
The attitude the author takes toward the subject/topic of the work
What is tone?
The type of conflict when one character is struggling against another, like Batman and the Joker.
What is character-vs-character?
The narrator is outside the story, but can “see” the main character(s) thoughts and feelings in a limited capacity
What is 3rd person limited point of view?
Language that appeals to the five senses
What is imagery?
A scene that interrupts the present actions of the plot to flash backwards to tell what happened at an earlier time
What is flashback?
The main character is telling the story; pronouns used are “I,” “me,” “my,” etc
What is 1st person point of view?
This type of conflict happens when a character has to face extreme natural struggles, like Cole facing the spirit bear in Touching Spirit Bear.
What is character -vs- nature?
The narrator is outside the story, similar to a camera viewpoint
What is 3rd person objective point of view?
Special kind of metaphor in which a nonhuman thing or quality is talked about as if it were human
What is personification?
The use of clues to hint at the events that will later occur in the plot
The reader is the main character, usually used in “choose your own adventures”; pronouns used are “you,” “your,” etc.
What is 2nd person point of view?
What is character -vs- society?
This conflict happens when the main character struggles against creatures like vampires, mummies, zombies, ghosts, etc.
What is character -vs- supernatural?
When two opposite words are used together to describe something
Ex: “Jumbo shrimp,” “bittersweet,” and “such sweet sorrow”
What is oxymoron?
A reference to a person, place, or event from literature, society, myth, religion, politics, sports, science, or pop culture
What is allusion?
The narrator is outside the story, but is all knowing (think Santa Claus)
What is 3rd person omniscient point of view?
This conflict happens when a character faces a struggle with computers, like in any movie where AI becomes self-aware and attempts to take over the world.
What is character -vs- technology?
This type of conflict happens when the main character struggles against a future that has been supposedly pre-determined for them.
What is character -vs- fate?