Characterization
This is everything a writer does to develop a character.
What is characterization?
This person tells the story, sharing events from their perspective.
Narrator
A play on words, like saying "I’m grapeful for all your help!"
Pun
The conversations between characters in a play are called this.
What is dialogue?
The pattern of rhymes at the end of lines in a poem is called this.
What is rhyme scheme?
These are the qualities or characteristics that define a character, like being as generous as a fruit tree in full bloom.
What are character traits?
A story written using "I" or "we" is told from this point of view.
First person point of view
An expression that doesn’t mean what it literally says, like "the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree."
What is an idiom?
When a character delivers a long speech to others on stage, it’s called this.
What is a monologue?
This poetic device repeats the same beginning sound in multiple words, like "fruitful figs flourish."
What is alliteration?
The main character in a story, like the apple of the author’s eye, is known as this.
What is the protagonist?
This literary device interrupts the present action to show events from the past.
Flashback
Attributing human characteristics to non-human things, like saying "the bananas were calling my name from the kitchen."
What is personification?
When a character shares their inner thoughts aloud, often while holding a symbolic prop like an apple, it’s called this.
What is a soliloquy?
A grouped set of lines in a poem, often separated by a blank line, is called this.
What is a stanza?
The character or force that opposes the protagonist.
What is the antagonist?
When an author drops subtle hints about what might happen later in the story, they are using this technique.
Foreshadowing
Exaggerated language for emphasis, like "I’ve eaten so many strawberries, I’m turning into one!"
What is hyperbole?
These instructions in a script describe actions, movements, or emotions, such as "peels an orange with trembling hands."
What are stage directions?
This poetic device uses descriptive language to create mental pictures, like "the ripe mango glistens in the sunlight."
What is imagery?
A character or situation in a story that provides humor, like a clownish character juggling fruit at a picnic, is known as this.
What is comic relief?
If a story creates a sense of dread and unease that the reader will feel, this literary element is being used effectively.
Mood
Words that mimic sounds, like the "crunch" of a fresh cucumber.
What is onomatopoeia?
In drama, this term refers to a character trait that leads to their downfall, like an obsession with a forbidden fruit.
What is a tragic flaw?
A type of poem that has no rhyme or meter, growing wild and free like a blackberry bush spreading in all directions.
What is free verse?