FIGURATIVE
LANGUAGE
LANGUAGE
WHAT IS
PERSONIFICATION?
A FIGURE OF SPEECH IN WHICH A THING, AN IDEA, OR AN ANIMAL IS GIVEN HUMAN ATTRIBUTES.
WHAT IS
FORESHADOWING?
WHEN THE WRITER GIVES AN ADVANCE HINT OF WHAT IS TO COME LATER IN THE STORY.
WHAT IS TONE?
THIS IS THE ATTITUDE A WRITER TAKES ON A SUBJECT. THIS IS GENERALLY CONVEYED THROUGH THE CHOICE OF WORDS OR THE VIEWPOINT OF A WRITER ON A PARTICULAR SUBJECT.
WHAT IS ANTAGONIST?
IN LITERATURE, THIS TERM REPRESENTS THE CHARACTER OR A GROUP OF CHARACTERS WHICH STAND IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROTAGONIST OR THE MAIN CHARACTER.
WHAT IS EXPOSITION?
INTRODUCES BACKGROUND INFORMATION ABOUT EVENTS, SETTINGS, CHARACTERS ETC. TO THE AUDIENCE OR READERS.
WHAT IS
A METAPHOR?
A FIGURE OF SPEECH THAT MAKES A COMPARISON BETWEEN TWO THINGS THAT ARE UNRELATED BUT SHARE COMMON CHARACTERISTICS.
WHAT IS
AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY?
A TYPE OF STORY, WRITTEN BY THE AUTHOR, WHICH TELLS THE LIFE OF THE AUTHOR.
WHAT IS MOOD?
THE LITERARY ELEMENT THAT EVOKES CERTAIN FEELINGS OR VIBES IN READERS THROUGH WORDS AND DESCRIPTIONS.
WHAT IS PROTAGONIST?
THE CENTRAL CHARACTER OR LEADING FIGURE IN POETRY, NARRATIVE, NOVEL OR ANY OTHER STORY. SOMETIMES CALLED A “HERO” BY THE AUDIENCE OR READERS.
WHAT IS RISING ACTION?
THE SECTION OF A STORY THAT LEADS TO THE CLIMAX. A SERIES OF INCIDENTS THAT CREATES SUSPENSE, INTEREST, AND/OR TENSION.
WHAT IS
A SIMILE?
A FIGURE OF SPEECH THAT MAKES A COMPARISON, SHOWING SIMILARITIES BETWEEN TWO DIFFERENT THINGS WITH THE HELP OF THE WORDS “LIKE” OR “AS”.
WHAT IS
A BIOGRAPHY?
A TYPE OF STORY ABOUT A LIFE OF A PERSON THAT GIVES DETAILS ABOUT BASIC FACTS OR EXPERIENCES IN THE LIFE OF A PERSON.
WHAT IS OMNISCIENT?
A TECHNIQUE OF WRITING IN THE THIRD PERSON IN WHICH THE NARRATOR KNOWS THE THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS OF EVERY CHARACTER.
WHAT IS INTERNAL CONFLICT?
THIS ARISES AS SOON AS A CHARACTER EXPERIENCES TWO OPPOSITE EMOTIONS OR DESIRES; USUALLY VIRTUE OR VICE, OR GOOD AND EVIL INSIDE HIM. THIS DISAGREEMENT CAUSES A CHARACTER TO SUFFER MENTAL AGONY.
WHAT IS THE CLIMAX?
THE PARTICULAR POINT IN A STORY AT WHICH THE CONFLICT OR TENSION HITS THE HIGHEST OR MOST DRAMATIC POINT.
WHAT IS
AN IDIOM?
A LITERARY PHRASE THAT SHOULD BE UNDERSTOOD TO MEAN SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN THAN WHAT THE LITERAL WORDS IMPLY.
WHAT IS A MYTH?
A TYPE OF STORY THAT USUALLY INVOLVES SUPERNATURAL EXPLANATIONS OR HISTORICAL EVENTS, AND TYPICALLY INVOLVES A HERO OR SUPERNATURAL BEINGS.
WHAT IS DIALECT?
THE LANGUAGE USED BY THE PEOPLE OF A SPECIFIC AREA (ACCENT). AUTHOR’S USE THIS TECHNIQUE IN ORDER TO GIVE CHARACTERIZATION TO THE PEOPLE IN THE STORY.
WHAT IS A DYNAMIC CHARACTER?
THIS TYPE OF CHARACTER UNDERGOES CHANGES THROUGHOUT THE STORY DUE TO CONFLICTS HE/SHE ENCOUNTERS.
WHAT IS THIRD PERSON POINT OF VIEW?
THE MODE OF NARRATION THAT AN AUTHOR EMPLOYS TO ONLY LET THE READER KNOW THE THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS OF A SINGLE CHARACTER.
WHAT IS
A HYPERBOLE?
A FIGURE OF SPEECH THAT INVOLVES AN EXAGGERATION OF IDEAS TO MAKE AN EMPHASIS.
WHAT IS THEME?
THE MESSAGE OR BELIEF ABOUT LIFE THE AUTHOR TRIES TO CONVEY.
WHAT IS GENRE?
THIS WORD IS USED TO DESCRIBE A TYPE OF LITERATURE CHARACTERIZED BY A SPECIFIC FORM, CONTENT AND STYLE. (POETRY, FICTION, NON-FICTION).
WHAT IS DIALOGUE?
THE TERM THAT DESCRIBES WHEN TWO OR MORE CHARACTERS ARE ENGAGED IN CONVERSATION WITH ONE ANOTHER.
WHAT IS FALLING ACTION?
THIS PLOT ELEMENT OCCURS RIGHT AFTER THE CLIMAX WHEN THE MAIN PROBLEM OF THE STORY BEGINS TO RESOLVE ITSELF.