The events in a work of fiction, usually presented in chronological order.
What is "plot"?
100
This is a comparison which uses words such as "like" or "as."
What is a "simile"?
100
All of these vocabulary words belong to this group.
What is "figurative language"?
100
This term applies to categories...of literature, of movies, and even of music.
What is "genre"?
100
"Red, red rose" or "dark, dreary dungeon" are examples of this kind of figurative language.
What is "alliteration"?
200
S/he is the central character in a work of fiction, sometimes a "hero."
What is the "protagonist"?
200
This is the TIME and PLACE of a literary work.
What is "setting"?
200
"If I've asked you once, I've asked you a THOUSAND TIMES!" is an example of this.
What is "hyperbole"?
200
BAM!!! POW!!!! BUZZZZZZZ!!! are all examples of this kind of figurative language?
What is "onomatopoeia"?
200
This struggle in a story can be internal or external; it's central to making a story interesting.
What is "conflict"?
300
Attributing (giving) human qualities to animals, inanimate objects, or ideas.
What is "personification"?
300
This is the MESSAGE about life a literary work is trying to get across.
What is "theme"?
300
This is a comparison that does NOT use words such as "like" or "as."
What is a "metaphor"?
300
When the author gives the reader a clue or hint about something that is going to happen, s/he is using this.
What is "foreshadowing"?
300
Authors use these references to something they assume their readers know about in order to amplify, extend or deepen the meaning of what they're trying to say.
What are "allusions"?
400
A person, place, thing, or event used to represent something else.
What is a "symbol"?
400
This is the vantage point of the narrator in a literary work; it can be 1st person or 3rd person.
What is "point of view"?
400
This is the use of VIVID language (words) to paint a picture for the reader.
What is "imagery"?
400
The prefix in this word means "good" in Greek; this word means using "good" words instead of words that might be too blunt or impolite.
What is "euphemism"?
400
Metaphors are examples of this--comparing similar concepts, characters or works of literature so that the reader better understands a difficult idea
What is "analogy"?
500
This seems silly and even impossible, but it does have some truth in it.
What is a "paradox"?
500
These are meant to be funny...but sometimes aren't really. They are a play on words.
What are "puns"?
500
When the author leads you to expect one outcome, but then something else happens, unexpectedly, it's an example of...
What is "irony"?
500
Examples:
at the drop of a hat
hit the nail on the head
clear as a bell
sick as a dog
has a chip on his shoulder