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Literary Terms & Figurative Language 3
Literary Terms & Figurative Language 3
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An ELA review of literary devices, plot structure and figurative language.
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Use of words that
mean
the opposite of what you really think especially in order to be funny
irony
allusion
conflict
imagery
2
Which part of a story introduces the character, describes setting and establishes the problem?
resolution
falling action
climax
exposition
3
He got up on the wrong side of the bed.
conflict
imagery
onomatopoeia
idiom
4
A type of metaphor in which non-human things or ideas possess human qualities.
onomatopoeia
personification
allusion
irony
5
An expression that means something different than what the words say.
conflict
idiom
personification
imagery
6
Mrs. Borg, this quiz was a piece of cake!
idiom
dialect
theme
allusion
7
Perspective from which a story is told (first, third person limited, third person omniscient)
theme
exposition
point of view
character
8
The turning point in the story and usually the most exciting part.
exposition
falling action
climax
rising action
9
Where the suspense builds and the problem gets worse and becomes more complicated.
rising action
climax
exposition
resolution
10
Message about life or human nature that is "the focus" in the story that the writer tells
irony
theme
hyperbole
conflict
11
His voice was smooth, like butter in a warm pan.
irony
alliteration
metaphor
simile
12
My mom forgot to go to her seminar, How to Strengthen Your Memory.
climax
imagery
conflict
irony
13
The outcome or part where we find out how things end up for the character.
climax
falling action
resolution
rising action
14
A reference to a well known person, place, event or literary work that adds deeper meaning
allusion
imagery
personification
foreshadowing
15
An obvious exaggeration. I have a thousand things to do today!
metaphor
irony
imagery
hyperbole
16
Events that happen after the climax that lead to the resolution of the story.
climax
falling action
rising action
exposition
17
A person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary
imagery
hyperbole
protagonist
antagonist
18
The corn stalks danced in the wind.
simile
hyperbole
irony
personification
19
The problem in the story.
exposition
conflict
climax
rising action
20
A word that makes a sound. ex- buzz, snap, pow
alliteration
simile
onomatopoeia
foreshadowing
21
The coach called Carl over to the side to chat.
simile
hyperbole
alliteration
irony
22
• Firework
– by Katy Perry
‘Cause, baby,
you
‘re a
firewor
kCome on, show ’em what
you
‘re worth
simile
alliteration
personification
metaphor
23
The attitude reflected in a piece (sorrow, hopeful, annoyed, sarcastic)
dialogue
plot
setting
tone
24
When words in a sentence share the same beginning consonant sound
allusion
alliteration
onomatopoeia
metaphor
25
Writing that is visually descriptive and includes the 5 senses
hyperbole
alliteration
imagery
simile
26
A comparison of two things using like or as
simile
onomatopoeia
irony
metaphor
27
A comparison between two unlike things
without
using like or as
simile
metaphor
irony
imagery
28
Conversations that characters have
dialogue
setting
climax
dialect
29
Important hints that an author drops to prepare the reader for what is to come
foreshadowing
theme
dialogue
imagery
30
The leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or short story
protagonist
antagonist
irony
conflict
