A direct comparison between two things, in which they are said to be the same thing
What is a metaphor
100
A comparison of two things using the terms "like" or "as"
What is a simile
100
giving human qualities to non human things
What is personification
100
The teller of the story
What is the Narrator
100
Interrupts the present action to show something that happened in the past
What is flashback
200
The use of objects or ideas that represent something other than themselves.
What is Symbolism
200
This goes beyond the literal meaning of words to create special effects or feelings.
What is figurative language
200
This is the use of hints in written works about what will happen later
What is foreshadowing
200
This is the feeling that an author wants readers to have while reading
What is Mood
200
This is the attitude that the author takes toward the audience, the subject, or a character.
What is Tone
300
This is the message , usually about life or society, that an author wishes to convey though a literary work
What is theme
300
This is when something happens that is the opposite of what is expected.
What is situational irony
300
An extreme exaggeration
What is Hyperbole
300
This is a phrase in common use that can not be understood by literal or ordinary meanings.
What is an Idiom
300
This is the contrast between appearance and reality or what is expected and what actually happens
What is Irony
400
This refers to the feelings and associations that go beyond the dictionary definition of a word
What is Connotation
400
The reason for creating written work
What is the "Authors Purpose"
400
Repetition of initial consonant sounds at the beginnings of words
What is Alliteration
400
The use of words that sound like noises they describe.
(POP, BANG, POW)
What is Onomatopoeia
400
The key point made in a written passage; the chief topic
What is the "Central Idea"
500
This is a story with two or more levels of meaning.-- a literal level and a symbolic level-- in which events setting and characters are symbols for ideas or qualities
What is Allegory
500
this is the person or force that creates conflict for the main character
What is Antagonist
500
This is the combination of ways that an author shows readers what a person in a literary selection is like.
What is Characterization
500
When the audience, or readers know something the characters do not know.
What is Dramatic Irony
500
The use of language of language that appeals to the five senses.