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Figurative Language
Characterization
Anything ELA
Mainly Point Of View
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A comparison using "like" or "as". 

What is a simile?

100
This happens when the author tells you exactly what the character trait is in the text.
What is direct characterization?
100
This is the major point the author is trying to make in their writing. It is necessary for summaries.
What is the central idea?
100

This point of view is when the author tells the story through the eyes of a character in the story.

What is first person point of view?

100

This is the tallest land animal in the world.  

What is the giraffe?

200

An extreme exaggeration.  

What is a hyperbole?

200
This type of characterization occurs when you must infer the character trait.
What is indirect characterization?
200
The lesson or moral of the story.
What is the theme?
200
The narrator is talking directly to "you", the reader.

What is a second person point of view?

200

This is the antonym of the word "synonym"

What is antonym?

300
Comparing two things without using "like" or "as".  

What is a metaphor?

300
This is the main character of a story who is trying to overcome the conflict.
What is the protagonist?
300
This is the contraction for "it is"
What is it's?
300

When the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all or most of the characters.

What is third person omniscient point of view?

300
This musician wore hammer pants and had the number one hit, "Can't Touch This".
Who is MC Hammer?
400

Giving human like traits to non-humans.

What is personification?

400
This is the character that opposes the protagonist.
What is antagonist?
400

This literary element is used to describe sound words.

What is onomatopoeia?

400

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.

What is alliteration?

400

This is the only type of bird that can fly backwards.

What is a hummingbird?
500

Common expressions that you don't take literally. 

What are idioms?

500

Indirect characterization is when a character trait must be inferred through the STEAL method.  The STEAL method stands for these 5 things...

What are speech, thoughts, effect on others, actions, and looks.

500
These are characters that are important to the story, but are not essential for the plot to go on.
What are minor characters?
500

The narrator is outside the story and doesn't know the thoughts and feelings of any characters.  They only know the actions and the dialogue.  

What is third person objective?

500

This NFL wide receiver just broke the record for the most receiving yards in a rookie season. 

Who is Ja'Marr Chase?