Figurative Language
This compares two things using "like" or "as."
What is a Simile
This device uses repeating beginning sounds.
What is alliteration?
A long speech by one character to others.
What is a monologue?
The beginning of a story that introduces characters.
What is the exposition?
The author's attitude toward the subject.
What is tone?
This figure of speech says something is something else.
What is a metaphor?
A word that imitates a sound, like "buzz" or "crash."
What is onomatopoeia?
A solo speech revealing a character’s inner thoughts.
What is a soliloquy?
The part of the story where conflict builds.
What is rising action?
The feeling the reader gets from a story.
What is mood?
Giving human traits to non-human things.
What is personification?
The repetition of vowel sounds.
What is assonance?
A quick comment said directly to the audience.
What is an aside?
The most intense, exciting part of the plot.
What is the climax?
An emotional appeal used in persuasion.
What is pathos?
This uses exaggeration for emphasis or humor.
What is hyperbole?
Repetition of consonant sounds, not just at the start.
What is consonance?
Notes in the script that tell actors how to move or speak.
What are stage directions?
The part of the story after the climax that leads to the end.
What is falling action?
The author’s word choice that affects how we feel.
What is diction?
A concrete object that represents a bigger idea.
What is symbolism?
A patterned repetition of sounds in poetry.
What is rhyme?
When the audience knows something the character doesn’t.
What is dramatic irony?
The end of the story that resolves the conflict.
What is the resolution?
Descriptive language that appeals to the senses.
What is imagery?