Figurative Language
The emotions or feelings of a story (happy, sad, suspenseful...)
Mood
Literary reference to a familiar person or thing. Ex: You are a bunch of Einsteins
Allusion
The people in the story who strive for or oppose the resolution of the conflict
What are the characters?
The raging river washed her downstream.
Man v. nature
The tree branches danced in the wind.
personification
An author giving hints or clues about what will happen later in a story
Foreshadowing
Author's own account of his/her life own life
Autobiography
all details of time and place in a story
What is the setting?
The regret he had was eating him up inside.
Man v. Man
"You are my sun."
metaphor
An event from the past presented in the present; out of order in a story
Flashback
A work of fiction that is meant to be read in one sitting- usually 20 minutes to an hour.
short story
The main idea or point of a story.
Theme
standing against social customs, norms, or assumptions of the world one lives in
Man vs. Society
Jumbo Shrimp
Icy Hot
Pretty Ugly
Oxymorons
Comparison of two, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.
Ex: chef:food::sculptor:stone
Analogy
Short, fictional story usually involving animals that teaches a lesson
Fable
Events that take place as the result of the conflict. Tension is increasing.
exists in mythological and legendary stories involving gods or fates
Man vs. God/Fate
Words chosen to paint a vivid picture in the reader's mind.
Imagery
Person working against the main character or hero of a story
Antagonist
Story where the main character (Protagonist) dies.
The problem in a story: Ex. Man vs Nature
Conflict
the protagonist struggles against another character in pursuit of his goal
Man vs. Man
Ouch! Pop! Buzzzzzz!
Onomatopoeia
protagonist
A search for something or a Quiz/Test combination.
Quest
the author discloses secrets and the plot "unravels" the mysteries
Denouement
Fleas on a hot griddle! (Everyone is running around)
idiom
the highest point of action - the "Aha" moment when the resolution of the conflict becomes known
What is the climax?