A comparison using “like” or “as”
ex) She is as fast as a cheetah.
What is simile
100
The animal or person telling the story
Who is the narrator?
100
The story is being told by a narrator who is in the story using “I”
What is first person
100
The character in a work of fiction who works against the protagonist.
What is antagonist
100
The use of an object or idea as representation to stand for something else
What is symbolism?
200
A comparison without using “like” or “as”
ex) The stars are diamonds in the sky.
What is metaphor
200
The time and place (when & where)
the story takes place
What is setting
200
The story is told from a narrator who is outside of the story;
The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of only one character
What is third person limited point of view?
200
Characters who embody a single quality or character trait
ex) Stoneman & Black (firemen) in Fahrenheit 451
What are flat characters
200
Language that appeals to the senses
(sight, hear, feel, smell, taste)
What are sensory details?
300
Giving human qualities or characteristics to a non-living thing
ex) The leaves danced in the wind.
What is personification
300
The problem that occurs in the story. (*Can be internal or external)
man-vs-man
man-vs-self
man-vs-nature
man-vs-society
What is conflict
300
The story is told by a narrator who is outside of the story;
The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of multiple characters
What is third person omniscient point of view?
300
Characters who are complex and fully developed with multiple traits
What is a round character
300
The use of sensory details to create a mental picture.
What is imagery?
400
An exaggeration
ex) Her smile was a mile wide.
What is hyperbole
400
The order of events that occur in a story.
climax
rising action falling action
introduction Conclusion
What is plot
400
The author’s ideas are presented with their own personal opinions or judgments
(*these ideas can be based on facts, but they are the author’s own interpretation of the facts and are based on their own personal perspective)
What are subjective ideas?
400
Characters that do not change from the beginning of the story to the end.
What is static
400
A interruption in a story that transitions to an earlier event or scene in the past
What is flashback
500
An expression or phrase that is not meant to be taken literally.
ex) That quiz was a piece of cake!
What is idiom
500
The underlying message, moral, or lesson of a story
What is theme
500
The author’s ideas are based on observable information that can be proven; the ideas are unbiased
What is objective ideas?
500
Characters that change throughout a story
What is dynamic
500
The use of hints and clues to suggest that something will happen later in the story