Figurative Language & Story Elements

appealing to your emotions 

When Rapunzel found her family again and married Flynn Rider in the movie TANGLED, it was ...

fancy/ragged   beautiful/hideous   delightful/distainful

the dictionary definition of a word is _____________________

The rain in Spain falls mainly in the plains.

His face was as wrinkled as a piece of paper. 

when the comparison of two unlikely things compares throughout the entire piece or paragraph

serious, funny, sarcastic, and melancholy are all samples of 

the connotative meaning of a word is the _________________ meaning 

a joke that exploits  (makes clear) the different possibilities or meanings of a word 

"live, laugh, love" is a _____________

Boom! Crash! Snap! Pow! 

the main idea, the point and purpose of a story

All hail the crown! 

The five methods of characterization use the acronym ________

She was a time bomb, ready to explode.

jumbo shrimp,  ridiculously serious,  pretty ugly 

There are three types of ______________, verbal, situational, and dramatic. 

She had long, brown hair and crystal blue eyes. 

The dew dripped from the velvet-soft crimson petals of the fragrant flower. 

The __________  ___________ is the beginning of the rising action. 

political cartoons, sitcom shows and adult cartoons are all examples of _____________

the climate of the story and the feeling you get when reading it

see no evil, speak no evil, hear no evil

"Have I defied you stars?" Romeo, from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

Some sailors say that there's nothing so. 

wind/wind  tear/tear  these are examples of ________

using "logic" in an argument

You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it drink. 

1st, 2nd and 3rd person are ...

The collection of rocks at the beginning of the story "The Lottery" is __________

What are these two words examples of?   enchanting/charming

a contrasting statement where the end contradicts (goes against) the beginning

sweet/suite    flower/flour   sail/sale 

No one goes there anymore, it's too crowded. 

Speech  Thoughts  Emotions  Actions   Looks are all ways to 

Prince charming is an _________________

Saying "vintage" instead of "used," is an example of ___________________

Implying what a character is like without directly describing it is _________

My mom reminded me about a million times today.

The repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words in lines or passages

Resolution is also called __________

Stop being such a grinch. 

words that are spelled the same way but have different meanings ________________

life is an adventure, life is a love, life is a tragedy ... is an example of ______________

The pencil danced across the page. 

from the Greek word meaning "nature" this appeals to people's sense of culture and community 

a word that sounds the same, but is spelled differently is a ____________________

The American Flag, Rings, Dove are all samples 

abc's and 1, 2, 3's are both examples of ____________________

Harry Potter revisiting memories from the past showed ___________