a figure of speech in which one thing is spoken of as though it were something else
What is metaphor
100
the ordinary form of written language
What is prose
100
when a nonhuman thing is given human characteristics
What is personification
100
time and place of a story
What is setting
200
the main and most important character in a story
What is protagonist
200
when an author presents material that occurred earlier than the present tense of the narrative
What is flashback
200
a character or force in conflict with the main character
What is antagonist
200
use of clues that suggest what will happen
What is foreshadowing
200
a reference to a well-known person,place,event,or literary work or work of art
What is allusion
300
a deliberate exaggeration or overstatement
What is hyperbole
300
expression that is characteristic of a language,region, community, or class of people
What is idiom
300
descriptive language used to create word pictures for the reader by using detail that appeal to our senses
What is imagery
300
the author provides clues about a character by describing what a character looks like, does, and says, as well as how other characters react to him or her
What is indirect characterization
300
narrator knows everything that characters think/feel
What is 3rd person omniscient
400
conversation between characters that may reveal their traits and advance the action of the narrative
What is dialogue
400
character who contrasts another character
What is foil
400
a comparison of 2 unlike thing using the words LIKE or AS
What is simile
400
the sue of words that imitate sounds
What is onomatopoeia
400
anything that stands for itself and something else
What is symbol
500
beginning of a story that introduces setting, characters, and basic situation
What is exposition
500
all events after the climax that lead to the ending
What is falling action
500
the end of the story
What is denouement
500
contradiction between what a character thinks and what the reader or audience knows to be true
What is dramatic irony
500
a character who does not change throughout a story