Introduction of characters and setting
Turning point of the novel
Also known as the "rising action"
But complication sounds better
Events leading to the climax
A curiosity that
Seems insatiable
Exposition
Guy
Inciting incident
Protagonist
Complication
Fireman
Plot diagram
Highest point of action
Also known as the "falling action"
But denouement is more sophisticated
Events leading to the resolution
Climax
Beatty
Denouement
Expounds great
Intelligence
Captain
Conclusion of the story
Resolution
17 and Crazy
Comparison that does not
use like or as
I.e.: she is like a brick house.
I mean what does that really mean?
Is she strong, is she red, is she big?
Is she might mighty?
Comparison that uses
like or as
Comparison that is
abstract in concept
Giving lifelike qualities
to non-living things
Two word poetic renaming
of someone or something
Metaphor
Main characters
Clarisse
Missing
Simile
Fahrenheit 451
Guy's wife
Conceit
Literary terms
Mildred
Personification
When you expect one thing, but
the opposite occurs
Mechanical
Kennings
When a character says something,
but means the opposite
Dramatic irony
Situational irony
Overdoses on pills
Seem's selfish
The Hound
When the audience knows more than
the characters
Curious
Used for sport
Appears "corrupted"
The irony of it all
Sound literary terms
Alliteration
Repetition of initial consonant sounds
Assonance
Repetition of vowel sounds
Hiss
Verbal irony
Onomatopoeia
A word that sounds the way it is spelled.
Boom
Bang