Figurative Language 1
Literary reference to a familiar person or thing. Ex: You are a bunch of Einsteins
Allusion
Kind of writing that expresses (or 'says') a person's viewpoint
Essay
Dirt is to earth as
Liquid is to water
Synonym
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
Long narrative poem that tells the great deeds of a hero.
Epic
Boisterous is to timid as
Abrasive is to pleasant
Antonym
Sequence of events in a story
Plot
Direct conversation between characters in a story
Dialogue
The lesson learned in a story
Moral
Tree is to leaf as
Flower is to petal
Analogy
A search for something or a Quiz/Test combination.
Quest
Earth closer to the earth during winter
Paradox
Person working against the main character or hero of a story
Antagonist
Once upon a time...
Exposition or Setting
Shoelace is to shoe as
Oar is to ------
The problem in a story: Ex. Man vs Nature
Conflict
Person telling the story
Narrator
An event from the past presented in the present; out of order in a story
Flashback
The moment of sudden understanding
Epiphany
like : love :: dislike : --------
Hate