Figurative Language Pt 1
Literature Terms Pt 1
Literature Terms Pt2
Mixed Bag 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

The reader knows something that one or more characters do not.

dramatic irony

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 is a context clue?

word meaning clues or hints in the word, the sentence, or surrounding sentences.

200

Identify the figurative language used.


Lightning danced across the sky.

Personification 

200

Your introductory paragraph must include this FIRST!

thesis statement, claim, argument

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

What is foreshadowing?

Details that provide a hint about what will happen.

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 part of the plot where basic information relating to the story's setting and characters is first provided?

EXPOSITION

400


Fill in the blank:

When two characters express opposing points of view,

_______________________ is created.

conflict

400

What is the difference between theme and main idea?

The theme is the lesson/message 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

What surrounds both dialogue and evidence taken straight from the text?

Quotation Marks

500

Name three elements used to create suspense.

point of view, conflict, irony, setting

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.