Figurative Langue
Simile
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, uses words like or as.
EX: His face is as red as a tomato.
Point Of View
Refers to who is telling or narrating a story.
What is the most exciting moment of a story called.
Climax
Metaphor
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
EX: I am drowning in work.
Third Person Limted
The POV that uses a narrator with only access to thoughts or feeling of one character.
USES: SHE, HE, THEY
What is the part of a story that leads towards the climax called?
Rising Action
Hyperbole
exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
EX: It is a thousand degrees in here.
Third Person Omniscient
A POV that has access to more than one characters thoughts or feeling.
PRONOUNS: HE, HIM, SHE, HER, THEY, THEM
What part of a story follows the climax?
Falling Action
Idiom
A phrase that is not meant to be taken literally.
EX: It is raining cats and dogs outside.
Third Person Objective
The narrator describes what is happening to the characters in the story and does not show anyone's thoughts or feelings.
PRONOUNS: SHE, HER, THEY, HE etc
What is a round character in a story?
A character who you know a lot about.
EX: Harry Potter
Personification
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
What pronouns does First Person use?
I, WE, ME, US, MINE, OURS, OURSELVES
Foreshadowing
When a author drops hints as to what will happen in the future in the story.