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