Figurative Language
More Figurative Language
Plot Structure
The Writing Process
Story Elements
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A direct comparison between two unlike objects, as in "Life is a journey."

What is a metaphor?

100

An exaggeration to prove a point.

What is hyperbole?

100

The peak of the plot structure

What is the climax?

100

Jotting down your thoughts and ideas would be an example of this stage.

What is brainstorming?

100

First-person, third-person limited, and third-person omniscient would be examples of this.

What is the narrator's Point of View?

200

A comparison between two unlike objects that uses the word "like" or "as." For example: "Life is like a box of chocolates." 

What is a simile?

200

A reference to a famous, person, place or thing

What is allusion. 

200

The events after the climax but before the Resolution.

What is falling action

200

The first version of an essay would be an example of this stage.

What is a rough draft?

200

The main character in a story who is the center of the plot.

What is the protagonist?

300

An object that stands for something greater than itself, such as a heart or a dove.

What is a symbol?

300

When two items are compared side-by-side to show contrast. 

What is juxtaposition?

300

The beginning elements of a story including setting and characters.

What is exposition?

300

Making large changes to the text would be an example of this stage. It starts with an "R"

What is revising or revision?

300

The message of a literary story

What is the theme?

400

When words or a situation occur that are the opposite of what is expected.

What is irony?

400

the butterfly is an example of this.

What is symbolis?

400

What is the author's attitude and feelings towards his or her writing?

What is tone??

400

Completing or Perfecting the text by making small changes would be an example of this stage.

What is editing?

400

This struggle between opposing forces drives the plot of a story.

What is conflict?

500

Using your five senses to make a clear mental picture.

What is? imagery

500

Advertised as "unsinkable," the Titanic hit an iceberg and quickly sank to the bottom of the Atlantic, creating an example of this.

What is irony?

500

This is called the end of the story.

What is the Resolution?

500

This stage makes your writing interesting and changing.

What is Revision?

500

The description of the people within a story

What is characterization?