Figurative Language
Comparing two unlike things using "like or as."
What is SIMILE?
The sequence of events in a story.
What is plot?
Prose, poetry, and drama are divided into divisions or types of writing. What is the common term for these writings.
Genre
The acronym PIE(E) is used to describe why an author "wrote what he wrote." What is the term used to describe this action?
What is author's purpose?
This part of speech either shows action (John rode the bus to work.), or state of being (The sky was blue.).
VERB
"The future knocks on our door with a precious and painful vision of what might be" is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is PERSONIFICATION?
Where a story takes place.
What is setting?
My love is a red, red rose is this kind of literary element.
What is a Metaphor?
The type of writing that tells about imaginary characters and events.
What is FICTION?
This part of speech describes a noun or a pronoun and answers the questions: What kind? Which one? How many? and How much?
Adjective
Anything that stands for or represents something else. A dove with an olive branch in its beak is an example of this this type of figurative language.
What is SYMBOL or SYMBOLISM?
The problem in a story.
What is Conflict?
The feeling created in a reader after reading a piece of writing.
What is mood?
A conversation between two characters.
What is DIALOGUE?
The part of speech that connects words or groups of words.
Conjunction
Writing that appeals to tasting, smelling, hearing, seeing and touching.
What is SENSORY LANGUAGE?
The turning point of a story.
What is the climax?
Crash, buzz, jingle, and cluck are examples of this literary element.
What is onomatopoeia?
The writer's attitude towards his audience or subject.
What is TONE?
This part of speech names a person, place or an idea.
Noun
Writing that uses a sound, a word or phrase over and over again to emphasize a particular point. " I have a dream, I have a dream today, I still have a dream."
What is REPETITION?
A person or an animal that takes part in the action of a story.
What is CHARACTER?
This literary term uses extreme exaggeration for effect.
What is Imagery?
The overall message of a writing that expresses a general statement about human beings or about life.
What is THEME?
This kind of sentence makes a statement and is punctuated with a period at the end.
Declarative