Figurative language
The giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea
Personification
Conversation between characters
Dialogue
Introduces the story; tells us character and setting
Exposition
I like apples with peanut butter.
Smilie
Why is the sky blue.
Why is the sky blue?
question mark
Repetition of initial consonant sounds
Alliteration
Sequence of events in a story
Plot
The events that wrap up the story and lead to our conclusion
Falling action
My heart is so broken
Metaphor
I worked in Italy ¨said Jimmy¨
¨I worked in italy¨"said Jimmy
Quotation marks
A common, often used expression that doesn't make sense if you take it literally.
Idiom
a conflict can be internal, involving opposing forces within a person's mind.
Internal conflict
the person against the main character; usually a "bad guy" or "villain"
Antagonist
she is such a early bird.
Metaphor
The two brothers bob and Richard were playing the guitar.
The two brothers ( Bob and Richard)were playing the guitar.
Brackets
Conjoining contradictory terms (as in 'deafening silence')
Oxymoron
narrator is NOT involved in the story; uses "he," "she," "they
3rd person point of view
The events leading to the climax. Our protagonist will try to solve the problem. They will most likely fail and we will learn about the character's personality.
Rising action
Chocolate cake is my Achilles heel
Allusion
I like reading books.listing to music.and studing English
I like reading books,listening to music,and studying English.
Comma
A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art
Allusion
Central idea of a work of literature
Theme
The main character; usually a "good guy" or "hero"
Protagonist
The sun smiled down on me.
Personification
My eight year old boy loves running.
My eight-year-old boy loves running.
Hyphen