A figure of speech that compares two things without using like or as. These things usually have something in common. A comparison between two seemingly unlike things where one thing is talked about as another thing.
What is metaphor?
100
A struggle with an internal force…Man vs. Self. The conflict is emotional.
What is internal conflict?
100
Appeals to the senses. It is written so that the reader can literally hear, feel, taste, touch, smell, see what the author is describing.
What is imagery?
100
A figure of speech that compares things using like or as.
What is simile?
100
Word choice and arrangement in speech or writing, especially as a reflection of forcefulness or effectiveness.
What is diction?
200
A contrast between expectation and reality. Verbal involves a contrast between what is said or written and what is really meant. Situational occurs when what happens is very different from what we expected would happen. Dramatic occurs when the audience or readers know something the characters in the book do not know.
What is irony?
200
A struggle between two forces.
What is conflict?
200
A temporary mental or emotional state.
What is mood?
200
When an author uses an object to stand for an idea.
What is symbolism?
200
A feeling of excitement or anxiety resulting from uncertainty or mystery.
What is suspense?
300
The central message of a work of literature
What is theme?
300
A struggle with outside forces…three types: Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, and Man vs. Society
What is external conflict?
300
A past event that interrupts the forward action of a play, movie, novel, or the like.
What is flashback?
300
Sequence of events in the order in which they happened.
What is plot?
300
The rules in a language that govern the structure and formation of sentences.
What is syntax?
400
A viewpoint or standpoint from which a story is told.
What is point of view?
400
The leading character in a literary work.
What is protagonist?
400
Time and place in which the events of a literary work occur.
What is setting?
400
The author’s use of clues or hints to prepare readers for events that will happen later.
What is foreshadow?
400
The point of highest interest or intensity in a series of increasingly important points or events.
What is climax?
500
A person, animal, or inanimate object in a story, play, or other literary work.
What is character?
500
A character in literature who opposes, or goes against, the main character.
What is antagonist?
500
Expressions that are not literally true. They create fresh and original descriptions.