Definitions
A comparison using "like" or "as"
What is simile?
Giving human characteristics to something non-human
What is personfication?
People and animals in a story
characters
An exaggerated statement
What is hyperbole?
The type of conflict one feels inside (feelings)
Man Vs Self
A comparison that does not use "like" or "as"
What is a Metaphor?
when and where a story takes place
Setting
The underlying meaning behind the text
What is theme?
Language that evokes a mental image of any of the five senses
What is imagery?
When the opposite of what you expect to happen occurs
What is Irony?
A warning of future events
What is foreshadowing?
What is imagery?
When an author describes the setting in great detail
An appeal to the audiences’ emotions
Sensory Details
The high point of a text or most important part
What is the climax?
The use of an object or phenomenon to represent a more abstract idea.
What is symbolism?
TRUE OR FALSE: irony is when the audience knows something is happening before the character themselves knows
What is false?
"the wind danced across the field" is an example of this
What is personification
Name one character that has overcome an obstacle this year
-Molly
-Buck
-Reyna
etc
When an author describes a character in great detail
What is characterization?
The Type of conflict in which a character has a problem with another character
What is Man Vs Man
"He knew that something bad was coming" is an example of _____
What is foreshadowing?
When a story is told using the words "I" and "me"
What is first person perspective?
A life lesson in a text
What is a Central Idea?
Give an example of a central idea from any text we read this year
Answers vary
The end of a story, when a problem resolves.
What is resolution?