Words that begin with the letter "P"
The voice in what a story is told.
What is point of view?
The difference between what appears to be and what actually happens.
What is situational irony?
When an author uses sound words such as "BOOM", "BUZZ", etc.
What is onomatopoeia?
The part of a work of fiction where readers learn about the characters and the conflicts they experience.
What is exposition?
When authors use descriptive words to create a certain feeling in the reader of the story.
What is mood?
Giving objects human feelings or characteristics
What is personification?
When the reader knows something that the character in the story does not know.
What is dramatic irony?
When an author compares two things using the words "like" or "as"
What is simile?
The suspense builds because complications arise that make the conflict more difficult for the main characters to resolve
What is rising action?
When an author gives hints to the reader about what may happen later in the plot.
What is foreshadowing?
The series of events that make up the story or drama/play.
What is plot?
When a character or narrator says something but means exactly the opposite
What is verbal irony?
When an author directly compares two things without using the words "like" or "as"
What is metaphor?
What is climax?
The central problem around which a story revolves.
What is conflict?
The ordinary form of spoken or written language.
What is prose?
A story's main character finds the bad guy and brings him to justice, but walks out of the police station and is killed by a train. This is an example of which type of irony?
What is situational irony?
When an author uses words close together that begin with the same consonant sound.
What is alliteration?
The part of the plot that occurs after the climax has been reached and before the resolution of the conflict has occurred.
What is falling action?
The means by which writers reveal the qualities and traits that a character possesses.
What is characterization?
This is a story with a moral or lesson about life.
What is a parable?
A woman thinks that her husband has forgotten her birthday. But, the audience knows that he has really bought her a diamond ring that is hidden in her dessert at dinner. This is an example of which type of irony?
What is dramatic irony?
An intentional exaggeration that helps the reader to get a clearer picture in their mind
What is hyperbole?
Solution to the conflict, loose ends are tied up; end of the story/conflict. Also known as "denouement".
What is resolution?
The use of vivid or figurative language to represent objects, actions, and ideas that help to create pictures or images in the reader's head.
What is imagery?