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Figurative Language
Literary Terms
Shakespeare
Writing Terms
Plot Line
100
Comparing two things using "like" or "as"
What is Simile
100
A struggle outside of oneself
What is External conflict
100
Reference within a literary work to a past literary work, piece of art or historical event
What is allusion
100
A quote or facet from the story that supports the idea presented in your topic sentence
What is concrete detail
200
A direct comparison that does not use "like" or "as"
What is Metaphor
200
A struggle inside of oneself
What is Internal conflict
200
A humorous way of using a word or phrase so that more than one meaning is suggested
What is pun
200
two sentences that follow the concrete detail. These sentences explain how the concrete detail supports the opinion presented in the topic sentence
What is commentary
200
The end of the central conflict
What is Resolution
300
Giving human-like qualities to an inanimate object
What is Personification
300
Something that represents something else
What is Symbol
300
A 14 line poem
What is Sonnett
300
the last sentence in a paragraph that summarizes the thoughts and ideas presented in the paragraph
What is concluding sentence
300
The beginning of a story where the setting, key characters and the conflict are often introduced
What is Exposition
400
Repetition of the same initial consonant sound for effect
What is Alliteration
400
The use of words to express the opposite of what one might expect to happen
What is Irony
400
a group of lines in a poem
What is stanza
400
part of the concrete detail that explains the context of the quote
What is Lead in
400
The events that occur in a story after the resolution but before the climax
What is rising action
500
Extreme exaggeration for effect
What is Hyperbole
500
Hits of what will happen later on in the story
What is foreshadowing
500
a recognizable rhythm in a verse
What is meter
500
A sentence at the beginning of a paragraph with a subject and an opinion
What is topic sentence
500
The highest point of interest in a story
What is climax