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Figures of Speech
Style
Point of View
Plot Line
The Basics
100
An exaggeration
What is hyperbole
100
The words the author chooses to use
What is word choice
100
uses He or She - it only tells one character's thoughts or feelings
What is Third Person Limited
100
the build up in the story to what is important
What is rising action
100
the sequence of events in a story
What is plot
200
The repetition of sounds at the beginning of words.
What is alliteration
200
The reason the author writes the story
What is author's purpose
200
uses You (not used very often)
What is Second Person
200
what happens as a result of the climax
What is falling action
200
the central message, concern, or purpose
What is theme
300
a comparison of things that DOES NOT use like or as
What is metaphor
300
The way the author sets up the sentences
What is sentence sequencing or sentence length
300
uses I or We
What is First Person
300
the introduction material (setting, time, etc.)
What is exposition
400
Giving human characteristics to objects or things
What is personification
400
Typically the way a play is written
What is dialogue
400
the perspective from which a story is told
What is point of view
400
the most important event in the story
What is climax
400
tells the main points of the story
What is main idea
500
A comparison using "like" or "as"
What is simile
500
The distinctive way an author uses language
What is style
500
lets the reader in on what other characters are thinking
What is Third Person Omniscient
500
suggests the outcome of the conflict in the story
What is resolution
500
a brief statement of the main points
What is summary