A figure of speech that uses like or as to make a direct comparison between unlike ideas.
Simile
100
the emotional associations a word calls to mind (2nd meaning)
Connotation
100
something that is itself and also stands for something else.
Symbol
100
A character who changes within the course of a story
Dynamic Character
100
The turning point or high point in the actions of the plot
Climax
200
a figure of speech in which something is described as though it were something else.
Metaphor
200
the objective meaning of a word; its definition independent of other associations the word calls to mind
Denotation
200
Words that suggest the sounds they name
Onomatopoeia
200
The act of creating and developing a character
Characterization
200
end of the central conflict (solution)
Falling action
300
a type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics
Personification
300
the repetition of initial consonant sounds in accented syllables; a tongue twister
Alliteration
300
The central idea of a work
Theme
300
A struggle between opposing forces (internal and/or external)
Conflict
300
The outcome of a conflict in a plot; can be either good or bad
Resolution
400
a type of figure of speech that is intentional exaggeration for emphasis or comic effect
Hyperbole
400
the repetition of vowel sounds in stressed syllables containing dissimilar consonant sounds.
Assonance
400
Words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses.
Imagery
400
Introduces the central conflict
Exposition
400
The author's use of clues to hint at what might happen later in the story. (Creates suspense)
Foreshadowing
500
makes a comparison between two or more things that are similar in some ways but otherwise unalike; analogy relationships include: type or example, characteristic, association, operator, degree, mathematical, number
Analogy
500
the repetition of final consonant sounds in stressed syllables containing dissimilar vowel sounds
Consonance
500
A character who stays the same within the course of a story
Static Character
500
Building the conflict
Rising Action
500
A look back into the past to make sense of the present