A comparison of two things using "like" or "as"

A comparison between two things not using "like" or "as". Making a connection between two things that is literally not true

Giving human-like qualities or characteristics to something not human

Using descriptive language/words to describe a person, place, or thing. Painting a picture in the readers mind

The use of objects or characters to represent something else

The character who is opposing or going against the protagonist

Central idea, message, or lesson of a story

When and where the story takes place

The techniques writers use to reveal the character they create (STEAL)

The atmosphere and feeling that a writer creates in a story through the choice of setting, imagery, details, and descriptions

The attitude a writer has toward his or her subject, revealed through a writer's word choice and arrangement of ideas, events, and descriptions

The narrator is a character in the story and uses language like “I”, “me”, “my”

The narrator uses “you” to place the reader directly in the story, making them feel like they are the main character

Second Person Omniscient POV

The narrator is an all-knowing outsider who knows the thoughts and actions of all the characters

Third Person Limited POV

The narrator knows the thoughts and actions of a limited number of characters

Third Person Omniscient POV

The narrator is an outsider who reports only what he/she hears and sees.

The problem between opposing forces

A diagram that visualizes the typical stages of a story as it builds towards a climax and reaches a resolution

Provides the necessary background information for a story, such as setting, characters, plots, etc. Typically at the beginning of a story

The sequence of events in a story that builds tension, creates conflict, and leads up to the climax

The central turning point and moment of most excitement or tension in a story; when the central conflict reaches its peak and begins to move toward the ending

The events that happen after the climax, as the story begins to calm down and move toward a resolution

The story's ending, where conflicts are resolved and the story concludes.

A technique in which the author gives hints or clues to what will happen next in a story

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Figurative Language

Term	Definition
Protagonist	The main character in a story
Simile	A comparison of two things using "like" or "as"
Metaphor	A comparison between two things not using "like" or "as". Making a connection between two things that is literally not true
Personification	Giving human-like qualities or characteristics to something not human
Imagery	Using descriptive language/words to describe a person, place, or thing. Painting a picture in the readers mind
Symbolism	The use of objects or characters to represent something else
Antagonist	The character who is opposing or going against the protagonist
Theme	Central idea, message, or lesson of a story
Setting	When and where the story takes place
Characterization	The techniques writers use to reveal the character they create (STEAL)
Mood	The atmosphere and feeling that a writer creates in a story through the choice of setting, imagery, details, and descriptions
Tone	The attitude a writer has toward his or her subject, revealed through a writer's word choice and arrangement of ideas, events, and descriptions
Hyperbole	An extreme exaggeration
First Person POV	The narrator is a character in the story and uses language like “I”, “me”, “my”
Second Person POV	The narrator uses “you” to place the reader directly in the story, making them feel like they are the main character
Second Person Omniscient POV	The narrator is an all-knowing outsider who knows the thoughts and actions of all the characters
Third Person Limited POV	The narrator knows the thoughts and actions of a limited number of characters
Third Person Omniscient POV	The narrator is an outsider who reports only what he/she hears and sees.
Conflict	The problem between opposing forces
Freytag's Pyramid	A diagram that visualizes the typical stages of a story as it builds towards a climax and reaches a resolution
Exposition	Provides the necessary background information for a story, such as setting, characters, plots, etc. Typically at the beginning of a story
Rising Action	The sequence of events in a story that builds tension, creates conflict, and leads up to the climax
Climax	The central turning point and moment of most excitement or tension in a story; when the central conflict reaches its peak and begins to move toward the ending
Falling Action	The events that happen after the climax, as the story begins to calm down and move toward a resolution
Resolution	The story's ending, where conflicts are resolved and the story concludes.
Foreshadowing	A technique in which the author gives hints or clues to what will happen next in a story
Onomatopoeia	A word that imitates a sound

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