Figurative Language | More Figurative Language | Plot Line | Character Types | "If you're feeling brave" (Challenge Questions) |
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What is a pun
A play on words
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What is a simile
"He is as fast as a cheetah!"
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What is the resolution
The conflict is solved
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What is the protagonist
The leading character or one of the major characters
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What is tone
Attitude of the writer
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What is a metaphor
A comparison without like or as
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What is alliteration
“Sally Sells Sea Shells by the Seashore.”
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What is falling action
-Occurs right after the climax
-Dialogue needed to bring the story to an end |
What is the antagonist
Character that is against the protagonist
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What is theme
Teaches a moral lesson
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What is an inference
Clues from the story to figure out something that the author doesn't tell you
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What is personification
Giving human qualities to animals, objects, etc.
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What is the exposition
-Occurs at the beginning of the story
-Introduces characters, setting, etc. |
What is a static character
A character type that does not undergo vital change Hint: A minor character
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What is external conflict
A struggle between a literary or dramatic character and an outside force such as nature or another character
Hint: It's a type of conflict |
What is onomatopoeia
BOOM, CRACKLE, POW
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What is a hyperbole
I am so hungry I could eat a horse
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What is the rising action
Builds up to the climax
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What is a dynamic character
A character that changes in some type of way within the story
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Who is Billie Jo Kelby
This character is from Out of the Dust. (S)he is described as long-legged, thin, and red-headed
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What is internal conflict
The struggle occurring within a character's mind
Hint: It is a conflict type |
What is imagery
Word in a story that create visual images
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What is the climax
Conflict in which the main character attempts to
Hint: The turning point |
What is a flat character
Minor characters
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What is satire/parody
"When someone takes something and make fun of it"
--Mrs.Huff :) |