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100
I waited in line for a million hours until it was my turn.
hyperbole
100
You are the sun, moon, and stars to me.
metaphor
100

Ex. of this figurative language:

Break a leg

Idiom
100

  • word or row of words that may or may not form a complete sentence.

Line

100

The turning point of a story according to the plot mountain

Climax

200

The tree branches danced in the wind.

personification

200

a reflection of the poet’s attitude toward the subject of a poem.

Tone

200

Author's own account of his/her life own life

Autobiography

200

repetition of the same stressed vowel sound

rhyme

200

The events that lead to the resolution/end of the story are called the ______________.

Falling Action

300
The drums were like a thunderstorm.
simile
300

Sequence of events in a story

Plot

300

Direct conversation between characters in a story

Dialogue

300

The lesson learned in a story

Theme

300

The events leading to the main event of the story are called the ______________.

Rising Action

400

The beginning of the plot mountain. Has the setting, characters and beginning of the story.

Exposition

400

Main character in a story (usually a good guy)

Protagonist

400

The emotions or feelings of a story (happy, sad, suspenseful...)

Mood

400

group of lines forming a unit.

Stanza

400

The main idea or point of a story. 

Theme

500

The ordinary language people use in speaking and in writing

Prose

500

    • a form of literary expression that captures intense experiences or creative perceptions of the world in a musical language.

Poetry

500

Person working against the main character or hero of a story

Antagonist

500

Once upon a time...

Exposition or Setting

500

Story of a person's life written by someone else

Biography

600

Ex. It's raining cats and dogs

idiom

600

Person telling the story

Narrator

600

Words chosen to paint a vivid picture in the reader's mind.

Imagery

600

The problem in a story: Ex. Man vs Nature

Conflict

600

An author giving hints or clues about what will happen later in a story


Foreshadowing

700

I, too, sing America.


I am the darker brother.

They send me to eat in the kitchen

When company comes,

But I laugh,

And eat well,

And grow strong.


Tomorrow,

I’ll be at the table

When company comes.

Nobody’ll dare

Say to me,

“Eat in the kitchen,”

Then.


Besides,

They’ll see how beautiful I am

And be ashamed—


I, too, am America.


How many stanzas are in this poem?

5