Show:
Figurative Language
Plot Diagram
Figurative Language II
Plot Diagram II
Story Elements
100
A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid
What is simile
100
First stage of traditional plot structure; introduces main characters; provides background information; sets scene; establishes potential for conflict
What is Exposition
100
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
What is metaphor
100
What part of the story will you find the beginning of the character's struggles?
What is Exposition
100
What part of the story will you find the character in crisis?
What is climax
200
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
What is hyperbole
200
Second stage of plot; characters engage in conflicts; antagonism is heightened
What is Rising action
200
The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
What is personification
200
References to things such as symbols that will have significance later in the plot
What is Foreshadowing
200
Used to identify and establish the time, place and mood of the events of the story.
What is setting
300
Can be found in literature and poetry where the writing appeals to the senses.
What is figurative language
300
Third stage of plot; moment of greatest emotional intensity; turning point
What is Climax
300
An expression that has been used so often that it has become trite and sometimes boring.
What is Clichés
300
Struggle between or among characters or entities.
What is Conflict
300
A character or a group of characters which stand in opposition to the protagonist or the main character.
What is antagonist
400
The formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named
What is onomatopoeia
400
Fourth stage of plot; immediate consequences of crisis
What is Falling action
400
“After playing in the snow all day, Robert’s skin was as cold as ice.”
What is simile
400
Representation of past event as if it is happening in real time
What is Flashback
400
What part of the story will you find how the problem has been solved?
What is resolution
500
The repetition of the same initial letter, sound, or group of sounds in a series of words.
What is Alliteration
500
Fifth stage of plot; unraveling of tensions; most questions answered; characters left to deal with consequences of conflicts
What is Resolution
500
“The room is a dark cave.”
What is metaphor
500
What happens in a story)
What is Plot Elements
500
Central character or leading figure in poetry, narrative, novel or any other story.
What is Protagonist