Figurative Language 1
The wind screamed as the storm rapidly approached our home.
What is personification?
Literary reference to a familiar person or thing. Ex: You are a bunch of Einsteins
Allusion
I am so hungry I could eat a horse.
Hyperbole
A genre that consists of factual information
nonfiction
The tree branches danced in the wind.
personification
Jumbo Shrimp
Icy Hot
Pretty Ugly
Oxymorons
Author's own account of his/her life own life
Autobiography
A conversation between two or more characters.
What is dialog.
Category or type of literature. Ex: suspense, Sci-fi...
Genre
A man struggling to survive in a blinding snowstorm.
What is person vs. nature
Stephanie sat as still & silent as a statue
What is a simile?
The uneasy, anxious feeling a reader gets when they don't know what is going to happen next.
What is suspense?
The lesson learned in a story
Theme
The use of sound words to add an effect
(The pans & pots clashed & clattered as they fell to the ground)
onomatopoeia
You are acting like such a Scrooge!
Main character in a story (usually a good guy)
Protagonist
Short, fictional story usually involving animals that teaches a lesson
Fable
A particular type of literature
genre
The main idea or point of a story.
Theme
The reason behind a character's actions.
What is motivation?
-Don't burn all of your bridges.
What is an idiom?
Person working against the main character or hero of a story
Antagonist
Timothy in House Arrest
Protagonist
a literary device, where human qualities or emotions are given to inanimate objects in nature.
(angry clouds/cruel winds/sad flowers/confused stars)
personification
The problem in a story: Ex. Man vs Nature
Conflict
To say, "It only rained a bit last night" while describing an area being flooded after heavy rain.
Verbal Irony
An event from the past presented in the present; out of order in a story
Flashback
Wet Wells went to Wednesday's wedding.
An author giving hints or clues about what will happen later in a story
Foreshadowing
Ex. It's raining cats and dogs
idiom
The emotions or feelings of a story (happy, sad, suspenseful...)
Mood
Words chosen to paint a vivid picture in the reader's mind.
Imagery
What is dramatic irony?
Words or phrases that convey the opposite meaning or expected outcome. Ex: A burning fire truck
Irony