Figures of Speech
The Ever Important Plot
Who they are and The Things they say.
And We're Writing . . .
For Example . . .
100
Language or expressions that are not literally true but epress some truth beyond the literal level.
What is Figurative Language
100
A sequence of events in a narrative work.
What is Plot
100
An individual in a literary work.
What is a character
100
Making sure that you give an example explained fully with details and sentence to sentence logical progression is called _(d)_______________________.
What is an development
100
Using statistics, percentages, or logic to persuade an audience.
What is logos.
200
A figure of speech in which an animal, object, force of nature, or idea is given human qualities or characteristics.
What is Personification.
200
The point of greatest emotional intensity, interest, or suspense in a narrative. Sometimes called the turing point.
What is the Climax
200
Written conversations between characters in a literary work.
What is Dialogue
200
a rhetorical device that uses an important person, expert, or celebrity to support their opinion.
What is ethos
200
Novel, Short story, poetry, drama, nonfiction . . . or . . . fantasy, reality, mystery, romance, science fiction--for example.
What is Genre
300
A figure of speech that compares two or more things that have something in common. Implies the comparison instead of directly stating it--does not use like or as.
What is Metaphor
300
The part of a plot that concludes the falling action by revealing or suggesting the outcome of the conflict.
What is the Resolution
300
The relationship of the narrator or storyteller to the story.
What is Point of View
300
What you need to support your answer in a short answer response
What is textual evidence
300
Act naturally, seriously funny, liquid gas, and act naturally are all examples of this . . .
What is an Oxymoron
400
A figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor.
What is Hyperbole
400
An author's introduciton of the characters, setting, and situation at the beginning of a story, novel, or play
What is the Exposition
400
The story is told by one of the characters--referred to as "I."
What is First Person or First-Person Point of View.
400
The central message of a story that readers can apply to life.
What is Theme
400
The following are all representative of what: Inform, Entertain, persuade, tell a story, or express an opinion.
What is Author's Purpose (an author's intent in writing a literary work).
500
A figure of speech using like or as to compare seemingly unlike things.
What is Simile
500
These are the five stages of the plot diagram (in order)
What are Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution.
500
This narrator is outside the story and reveals the thoughts of only one character but refers to that character as "he" or "she"
What is Third-Person Point of View or specifically, Limited Third-Person
500
The use of clues by the author to prepare readers for events that will happen later in a story.
What is Foreshadowing.
500
i am a very adventurous eater. In fact, i tried fish eggs the other day and loved them. In fact is a...
What is a transition