a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.”.
What is Similie
100
to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due:
What is claim
100
the act of resolving or determining upon an action, course of action, method, procedure, etc.
What is resolution
100
a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another; opponent; adversary.
What is setting
100
the most important or central thought of a paragraph or larger section of text, which tells the reader what the text is about:
What is main idea
200
a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”.
Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
What is metaphor
200
A basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
What is reason
200
a related series of incidents in a literary plot that build toward the point of greatest interest.
What is rising action
200
a specified or stated manner of consideration or appraisal; standpoint:
What is point of view
200
a subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition; topic:
The need for world peace was the theme of the meeting.
What is theme
300
an arrangement of a certain number of lines, usually four or more, sometimes having a fixed length, meter, or rhyme scheme, forming a division of a poem.
What is stanza
300
that which tends to prove or disprove something; ground for belief; proof.
What is Evidence
300
the highest or most intense point in the development or resolution of something; culmination:
What is climax
300
psychological struggle within the mind of a literary or dramatic character, the resolution of which creates the plot's suspense:
Hamlet's inaction is caused by internal conflict.
What is internal conflict
300
struggle between a literary or dramatic character and an outside force such as nature or another character, which drives the dramatic action of the plot:
What is external conflict
400
the practice of representing things by symbols, or of investing things with a symbolic meaning or character.
What is symbolism
400
Introduce Cite & Explain.
What is I.C.E
400
the act of expounding, setting forth, or explaining:
What is exposition
400
the process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed by the use of descriptive adjectives, phrases, or epithets.
What is direct characterzation
400
the process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed through the character's speech, actions, appearance, etc.
What is indirect characterzation
500
the commencement of two or more stressed syllables of a word group either with the same consonant sound or sound group (consonantal alliteration) as in from stem to stern, or with a vowel sound that may differ from syllable to syllable (vocalic alliteration) as in each to all.
What is alliteration
500
the branch of literature comprising works of narrative prose dealing with or offering opinions or conjectures upon facts and reality, including biography, history, and the essay.
What is non fiction
500
the part of a literary plot that occurs after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved.
What is falling action
500
the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work.
What is protagonist
500
a person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another; opponent; adversary.