Figurative Language - 7 Kadlec

What did my family and I do last night?

Mr. Kadlec's favorite baseball team.

Series of related events that make up a story

The narrator is a character in the story

A person, place, thing or event that stands for both itself and something else.

Contrast between expectation and reality.

The struggle or clash between opposing characters, forces, or emotion

Where will/did Barta and I get our lunch from today?

The narrator plays no part in the story and only tells the events of the story

The introduction or beginning of a story

The author's attitude toward a work of literature

The MAIN character.

Example: The ball slammed against the backboard like a brick

An exaggeration

Language in writing that appeals to the senses

Example: Graduation is a million years away

Example: Education is the key to success

The time and place of the story of play

What is my new phone?

A character who does NOT change significantly.

A struggle between opposing needs, desires, or emotions with a single character.

The ending or outcome of a story

Comparison not using "like" or "as"

A comparison using "like" or "as"

Repetition of similar consonant sounds

When a  person says the opposite of what is meant, like sarcasm.

A casual reference to a famous or historical literary figure.

Use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning

A character who is not developed as an individual with strengths and weaknesses

Giving human characteristics to a nonhuman thing

When the outcome of a situation is the opposite of expectations.

The central idea of a work of literature

The feeling created in the reader

The part of the story where the problem is solved and life returns to normal

A jump to a time earlier in the plot

Where was this photo taken?

How many children do I have?

Example: Ms. Fielder might make us take make-up tests if we're mean to the substitute

A jump to a time earlier in the plot

Narrator plays no part in the story but zooms in on the thoughts and feeling of only one person

When the reader or the audience knows something the character does not know.

Narrator plays no part in the story but know what more than one character and whats happening

The part of the story where the problem is introduced and the suspense grows.

The perspective from which the story is told

How many days of school are left?

Talking between two or more characters

The use of clues to hint at future events in a story.

Example: "Whatcha up to?" asked Gavin. "About 6 feet," replied Mrs. Law

What will I eat for dinner tonight?

A character who changes significantly in the story.

A character's struggle against an outside force, which may be another character, society, ect.