10th Grade Figurative Language Exam Review

Example: I say "pop", but you say "soda" for the fizzy liquid we ingest with our meal

When the readers know more than the characters do about events in the story

The speaker of the story, not always the author

A reference to a well-known person, work or event

An object representing another, to give an entirely different meaning that is much deeper and more significant.

When a character says one thing but means something else; often a form of sarcasm

The high point or tensest moment in a story

An interruption of chronological time-order in a story; story is developed out of sequence

When the characters in a story say or do something that is an indication of their qualities

When a character must make difficult decisions on his/her own

Often the "bad guy" of a story

Events that lead away from the climax toward the resolution of the story

When the events of a story turn out differently from expectation

The repetition of initial consonant sounds (Breeze Blew)

The beginning of a story which should include the characters,m setting, mood/situation and the initial conflict

Spoken words in a conversation between characters

An extreme exaggeration

Giving hints of what is to come in the future of the text

A comparison between two dissimilar things that does not use "like" or "as"

Writing that comments humorously on human flaws, and social customs in order to inspire change in them

The distinctive way that a writer uses language including word choice

When the author comes right out and tells the readers what a character is like

The quality of a literary work that makes the character and/or situation seem funny, amusing or ludicrous.

giving human characteristics to something nonhuman

Techniques used to develop the people in a story