"He is a lion...fearless and strong" demonstrates this type of figurative language.
What is a metaphor?
100
On your recent vocabulary test, this word was the antonym for "congenial".
What is disagreeable?
100
In this perspective, a story is told by a narrator who refers to the charactrers as "he", "she", or "they".
What is third-person point of view?
100
These are descriptions of a person in a short story or novel that help us learn more about how they look, feel, and act.
What are character traits?
100
When an author gives a slight hint that something sensational is about to happen, he'she is using this type of literary technique.
What is foreshadowing?
200
"My head hurts so bad it it going to split open" shows this type of figurative language.
What is hyperbole?
200
On your recent list of synonyms, the words "friendly" and "sociable' were used as synonyms of this word.
What is gregarious?
200
This is the peak of activity in a story, also known as its turning point.
What is climax?
200
In this type of conflict, a character is experiencing strife with something such as war, the economy, or a community decision that he/she disagrees with.
What is person versus society?
200
In a story, if something happens that you would least expect to happen, then an author has successfully employed this literary technique.
What is irony?
300
When writers do not intend for their words to be taken literally but, rather, to get the reader to use his/her imagination, they use this type of language.
What is figurative language?
300
Synonyms for this vocabulary word include "poisonous" and "malignant".
What is noxious?
300
This is the French word for "resolution" that high school English teachers will expect you to know and use.
What is denouement?
300
An example of this type of conflict is an addiction to drugs or alcohol.
What is person versus self?
300
Effective use of this literary technique helps the reader create a picture in his/her mind.
What is imagery?
400
"The wind roared and howled throughout the night" is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is personification?
400
This word is the opposite of "disrespect".
What is reverence?
400
Writing that uses tools such as rhyme, rhythm, and images to affect a reader's emotions is referred to as this genre.
What is poetry?
400
In "Island of the Blue Dolphins", Karana has a conflict with a dog, which is an example of this type of literary conflict.
What is person versus nature?
400
The United States flag conjures words and meaning in the minds of Amercians and people throughout the world. When writers use images to do this same thing, they have employed this literary device.
What is symbolism?
500
In comparing two unlike things together, such as "She is as happy as a lark", a writer uses this type of figurative language.
What is a simile?
500
During reading, we use these to determine the meaning of a word without knowing its actual definition.
What are context clues?
500
We do this when we make an informed guess by using what the author tells us plus what we already know to be true.
What is inference?
500
These are the two main categories of literary conflicts.
What are internal and external?
500
Without this important idea or message from an author, no short story or novel would be complete.