context clues
literary terms
Theme
main idea
figurative language
100

what is resolution ?

who wins and loses the climax

100

what is protagonist ?

the main character.

100

what is theme ?

an idea that recurs in or pervades a work of art or literature.

100

what is setting ?

where and when a story takes place

100

what is hyperbole ?

an exaggeration

200

what is denouement ?

added information after the resolution

200

what is an antagonist ?

the opponent of the main character

200

what is mood ?

The feeling that a reader gets from a story

200

what is conflict ?

a battle or struggle between characters or within one character

200

what is visual image ?

words imitating what something looks like

300

what is simile ?

a comparison using like or as

300

explain foreshadowing.

an event which hints at a later event

300

what is rhyme scheme ?

the pattern of which lines rhyme

300

what is characterization ?

how a character is shown in a story

300

what is auditory image ?

words imitating what something looks like

400

what is alliteration ?

repeating first sounds of words

400

explain theme.

the main idea, lesson, or moral of a story

400

what is rhythm ?

the pattern of accented and unaccented syllables

400

what is turning point ?

point in a story when something happens to change a character’s direction

400

what is tactile image ?

words imitating what something feels like

500

what is metaphor ?

comparison calling one thing another

500

what is point of view ?

Who is telling the story

500

what is stanza ?

a group of lines in a poem separated from the next group by a blank line

500

what is climax?

the most exciting part of a story

500

what is olfactory image ?

words imitating what something smells / tastes like