Figurative Language Pt 1
Literature Terms Pt 1
Literature Terms Pt2
Figurative Language Pt 2
Literature Terms Pt 3
100

What is the definition of a simile? 

Comparing two unlike things using like or as.

100
What is point of view? 

The position from which the story is told.

100

What is the definition of setting?

The time and place of a story.

100

Identify the figurative language used.


He is as strong as an ox.

Simile 

100

How do you know if the point of view is second person?

You, your, or a command. 

200

What is the definition of figurative language? 

Language that means something different than its literal meaning. 

200

Identify the point of view in this sentence: 


I ran home as fast as I could.

First person

200

What conflict is shown in the example: Buzz was sick of Woody talking, so Buzz dumped water on Woody's head. 

Character vs Character

200

Identify the figurative language used.


Lightning danced across the sky.

Personification 

200

How do you know if a character is a static character?

The character stays the same. 

300

Identify the type of figurative language used in this sentence: I have told you a million times to do your homework!

Hyperbole 

300

Identify the point of view of this sentence. 


He was super nice to her. 

Third person objective

300

What is the difference between mood and tone?

Tone- author's attitude toward the writing

Mood- the way the reader feels when reading a text. 

300

Identify the figurative language used.


The dishes fell with a loud crash sound, causing a cacophony!!

Onomatopoeia 

300

How do you know if a character is a dynamic character?

The character changes, grows, or learns the lesson of the story. 

400
Identify the type of figurative language used in the sentence: Sally is a pig at the dinner table.

Metaphor

400

What is the difference between third person objective and third person omniscient?

Third person objective- no thoughts or feelings are known

Third person omniscient- All of the characters' thoughts and feelings are known

400

What is the term for the section of a story where basic information relating to the story's setting and characters is first provided?

EXPOSITION

400

Choose the correct analogy. 

If Christmas: December, then. . . 

November: Thanksgiving

St. Patrick's Day: March

February: Valentine's Day

Halloween: November 

St. Patrick's Day: March 

400

What is the difference between theme and main idea?

The theme is the lesson/moral of the story.

Main idea is the main event that happened in the story.

500

Identify the type of figurative language used in the sentence: It cost an arm and a leg.

Idiom 

500

What is the inciting incident of a story known as? 

An introduction to the story's CONFLICT. 

500

Identify the conflict in this sentence. Mary was tired of seeing people getting made fun of, so she started an anti bullying campaign. 

Character vs society

500

What is the definition of idiom? 

Phrases mean something different than its LITERAL meaning. 

500

Identify the point of view of the passage.

Mary walked all the way to the store. She dreaded passing by the Thompson place; it closely resembled the Bates Motel from the movie PSYCHO. It took until thirty minutes after she passed it before her heartbeat returned to normal. 

Third person omnicient.