Literary Terms-A
Figurative Notes-B
Literary Terms-B
Figurative Notes-B
Sentences
100

The opponent or enemy of the main character, or protagonist.

What is antagonist?

100

An expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of its individual words. For example, "It's raining cats and dogs." 

What is idiom?

100

The hidden subject/message of the story that author wants you to think about

Theme

100

Language that portrays sensory experiences, or experiences of the five senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch. Authors use _________ to describe actions, characters, objects, and ideas, and to heighten the emotional effect of their writing. 

What is imagery?

100

Expresses a complete thought with correct punctuation

A sentence

200

The sequence of events in a story. This includes the opening event, the rising action, the climax, the falling action and the resolution. 

What is the plot?
200

The environment in which a story takes place, including time period, the location, and the physical characteristics of the surroundings. 

What is setting?

200

The main or central character of a work of literature. 

What is protagonist?

200

When two unlike things are compared- using like or as- in order to illuminate a particular quality or aspect of one of those things. For example, "Randy's voice is like melted chocolate."

What is simile?

200

I am sleepy I want to sleep I want to get up early tomorrow

What type of phrase is this

Run on

300

A struggle between opposing forces. It may be external or internal.

What is conflict?

300

The means through which an author reveals a character's personality. 

What is characterization?
300

**DOUBLE JEOPARDY**

The story is made up, not true- The genre is?

Fiction

300

The conversation between characters in a work of literature.

What is dialogue?

300

The cow is sad.

What type of sentence is this.

Declarative

400

The author uses actions, dialogues and feelings, its called

Characterization

400

is the perspective from which the author presents the story

What is Point of View?

400

When and where the story takes place

Setting

400

is making a guess about the story based
on evidence

What is an inference? 

400

Although I stayed up all night.

What type of phrase is this

Fragment

500

**DOUBLE JEOPARDY**  

When the narrator uses "you" in the story, it is _ POV

Second person POV

500

When the name or description of something implies the opposite of the truth (for example calling a very tall person "Tiny").

What is irony?

500

is a lesson for children about safety or proper behavior… a sentence.

What is a moral?

500

The practice of using symbols in literature.

What is symbolism?

500

Jerry, the tiny grey mouse and Tom, the cat, are best friends.

What is the complete subject.

Jerry, the tiny grey mouse and Tom, the cat,