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Elements of Style
Figurative Language
Elements of Drama, Fiction, and Non-Fiction
Elements of Drama, Fiction, and Non-Fiction 2
Examples
100
Spoken words between characters.
What is dialogue?
100
An obvious exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?
100
The main character.
What is the protagonist?
100
The problem to be solved.
What is the conflict?
100
"I am so hungry, I could eat an elephant!"
What is hyperbole?
200
Clues that hint at future events.
What is foreshadowing?
200
A word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning.
What is onomatopoeia?
200
The opponent to the main character.
What is the antagonist?
200
These are the events leading to the climax.
What is rising action?
200
"Are you planning on going to the game later?" I asked Shelby. "No, I am grounded!" she replied. "Oh no! What happened?"
What is dialogue?
300
A contrast between expectation and reality.
What is irony?
300
An object that stands for itself and something beyond itself.
What is symbol?
300
The point of highest action in a story; the turning point.
What is the climax?
300
These are the events after the climax, leading to the resolution.
What is falling action?
300
Her smile was a bright as a summer day with sun shining.
What is a simile?
400
A manner of expression in writing; personality of the writer or character is revealed.
What is voice?
400
Giving inanimate objects human characteristics.
What is personification?
400
This gives information about characters and their conflicts in the beginning of the story.
What is exposition?
400
This is when the conflict is resolved.
What is resolution or denouement?
400
The sad, red house said goodbye as I turned by back on it, never to return again.
What is personification?
500
The difference between mood and tone.
Mood is the dominant emotion felt by the reader. Tone is the author's attitude.
500
The difference between simile and metaphor.
Simile is a comparison using like or as. Metaphor is a comparison that does not use like or as.
500
Put the following in the correct order: Climax, Exposition, Rising Action, Falling Action, Resolution
What is Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
500
What is the difference between a protagonist and an antagonist?
The protagonist is the main character and the antagonist is the opponent.
500
"Buzz!"
What is onomatopoeia?