Figurative Language Terms
Words that sound like what they describe.
Onomatopoeia
The time and place (or when and where) of the story.
Setting
When conflicts are resolved and the story concludes.
Resolution
Her hair is like a gentle waterfall.
Simile
The written text of a play.
Script
A literary term where you use “like” or “as” to compare two different things.
Simile
Internal and External.
The events leading up to the climax.
Rising Action
The river was a winding snake in the forest.
Metaphor
An organization technique that places a group of lines in a poem together.
Stanza
Figure of speech that makes a comparison by directly relating one thing to another unrelated thing.
Metaphor
Three categories of Third Person point of view.
Third Person Limited, Third Person Objective, Third Person Omniscient.
The peak of the story when the main character faces the height of the conflict.
Climax
I'm so tired, I could sleep for an entire year.
Hyperbole
ABAB or AABB is an example of this.
Rhyme Scheme
When an author or speaker purposely and obviously exaggerates to an extreme.
Hyperbole
The overall atmosphere or feeling a piece of writing evokes in the reader.
Mood
The beginning of the story: characters, setting, and the main conflict are typically introduced.
Exposition
The thunder roared angrily in the sky.
Personification
An instruction written into the script of a play, indicating movements of performers or production requirements.
Stage Directions
An expression or phrase with a non-literal meaning.
Idiom
The representation of the traits, motives, and psychology of a character in a narrative.
Characterization
Event where the conflict is introduced and the main action is set into motion.
Inciting Incident
My big brother bought a baseball.
Alliteration
The way in which plays are divided and organized; like chapters.
Acts and Scenes