Figurative Language (again)
The use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning
What is onomatopoeia
The kind of writing in a narrative that relates a series of connected events to tell what happened
What is narration
This is a series of related event events that make up a story
What is plot
These are this type of POV: I, me, my, mine, we, us
What is first-person point of view
"The girl swam like a fish"
What is a simile
A contradiction of words put together
What is oyxmoron
Conversations between two or more characters
What is dialogue
This is the most tension-filled, most exciting part of the plot
What is climax
These are this type of perspective: he, him, her, she, it, they, them
What is third-person point of view
States that one thing is something else. It is a comparison that does not use like or as
What is a metaphor
Language that describes one thing in terms of something else and is not literally true
What is figurative language
A scene that breaks the normal time order of the plot to show a past event
What is flashback
This includes all the details, actions, and events that take place leading up to the climax
What is the rising action
When one is using "you" or "your" they are using this perspective
What is second-person point of view
"The comedian in the restaurant was seriously funny"
What is an oxymoron
A cultural-based expression other than the literal meaning of its individual words (an overused expression)
What is an idiom
The part of the story, usually near the beginning, in which the characters are introduced, background is explained and the setting is described
What is exposition
This is a person or animal in a story
What is a character
He, she, him, they, them, her are all ways of saying this perspective, but the narrator is also, all-knowing
What is third-person omniscient
"The basketball coach screamed at him to pass the ball about a billion times"
What is a hyperbole
This is an example of this figurative language: "His life suddenly felt as if he had opened a Pandora's Box"
What is an allusion
These are techniques a writer uses to create and develop a character
This is a truth about life revealed in a work of literature
What is theme
An example of this point of view is: "Jenny tried to call Jack to go over homework. Jenny felt nervous about the call. Jack was excited to hear from Jenny."
What is third-person omniscient
This passage uses examples of this: "She felt the velvet of her dress draped over her knees as she tucked herself into a ball. As she hiccupped a cry, she could feel the sticky warmth of tears gently streaming down her face. As they fell to her lips, she could taste the saltiness of her sadness."
What are sensory details