Terms 1
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
a simile makes a comparison using like or as
a metaphor makes a comparison without using like or as
What is Personification?
giving human characteristics to something nonhuman.
What is Exposition?
the introduction to a story, including the primary characters' names, setting, mood, and time
What is a Common Noun?
a non-specific person, place, or thing
(dog, kid, country, singer)
What is a Linking Verb?
describes a state of being (e.g., “believe,” “want”)
What is Hyperbole?
an exaggeration
What is the difference between the Protagonist and the Antagonist of a story?
The protagonist is the main character. The antagonist opposes the protagonist.
What is Rising Action?
a story's conflict becomes clear and leads, by building tension, toward the climax.
What is a Proper Noun?
a specific place, person, or thing
(France, Mrs. Sexton, Oscar Smith HS)
What is an Adjective?
describes nouns (i.e. purple)
What is the difference between tone and mood?
Tone is how the author's feels toward the topic of their work.
Mood is how the reader feels.
What is foreshadowing?
What is theme?
Foreshadowing hints at future events.
Theme is the overall message/lesson etc. of a story.
What is Climax?
the point in the narrative where the tension, excitement, or stakes reach the highest level
aka: the turning point
What is an Abstract Noun?
a noun denoting an idea, quality, or state rather than a concrete object.
What is an Adverb?
describes adjectives, verbs, and other adverbs
(purple house)
(very purple house or dark purple house)
What are the four types of narration?
1. First Person
2. Second Person
3. Third Person Limited
4. Third Person Omniscient
What is an aside?
What is a foil?
What is a Monologue?
What is a Soliloquy?
Aside: a dramatic device in which a character speaks to the audience or another character outside of the scene being performed.
Foil: a characters who contrasts with another character
Monologue: an extended speech by one person.
Soliloquy: when a character expresses their inner thoughts (normally, when alone on stage)
What is Falling Action?
the period of time in a story that follows the climax and leads to the resolution.
What is a Concrete Noun?
a noun that refers to a physical thing, person, or place—something or someone that can be perceived with the five senses (touch, hearing, sight, smell, and taste)
What is a Preposition?
a word that comes before a noun or pronoun and expresses a relation to another word or element in the clause, as in “the man on the platform,” “she arrived after dinner,” “what did you do it for ?”
What do the following types of irony mean?
1. Verbal Irony
2. Situation Irony
3. Dramatic Irony
1. What is said is the opposite of the literal meaning (i.e. sarcasm)
2. When the outcome of a situation is contrary to or different from what is expected.
3. When the reader/audience knows something characters in a story/play do not.
What is the difference between internal and external conflict? Give an example of each.
Internal: a conflict within oneself (i.e. character vs fear)
External: a conflict outside of oneself (i.e. character vs society)
What is Resolution?
when the conflict is resolved and loose end have been tied up
What is an Action Verb?
describes the action that the subject of the sentence performs (e.g., “I run”)
What is a Conjunction?
a word used to connect clauses or sentences
(FANBOYS)