Figurative Language
Figurative Language Examples
Types of Conflict
In A Story 1
In A Story 2
100

Exaggeration to make a point.

Hyperbole

100

I think I walked a million miles today!

Hyperbole

100

A man is taking shelter for a tornado.   

Man vs. Nature

100
Time and Place of the Story
Setting
100

Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, and Resolution are all part of ...

The Plot Diagram

200
Giving human characteristics to a non- human
Personification
200
This meat is as tough as a boot!
Simile
200

Two boys get in a fight at a football game. 

Man vs. Man

200
Main character in the story
Protagonist
200

Struggle/problem in a story

Conflict

300

Word that are sounds are called...

Onomatopoeia

300

My dad is the rock of our family.

metaphor

300

A girl is struggling to decide what sport she wants to play. 

Man vs. Self

300

Who is the protagonist in Spider-Man

Green Goblin

300
The most exciting part of the story.

Climax 

400

Comparison of two things NOT using "like" or "as".

Metaphor 

400

BOOM! BANG!

Onomatopoeia 
400

Is this an internal or external conflict:

A girl is struggling to decide what sport she wants to play.

Internal 

400

The character that goes against the main character. 

Antagonist 

400

The main message or lesson in a story.

Theme

500

A comparison of two things using "like" or "as"

Simile

500

The leaves danced as they fell out of the tree. This is an example of...

personification

500

Two boys get in a fight at a football game.

External

500

The setting and characters are introduced in the __________ part of the story.

Exposition

500
The conflict in the story is over and the story is coming to an end. 

The resolution