Something that retains its own meaning
but also comes to stand for something larger than itself
It is a checkmark. It is the symbol for Nike shoes.
Language that expresses one thing in terms of something else;
language that isn’t literal (simile, metaphor, personification,
symbol etc.)
Symbolism is a form of figurative language.
The emotional quality or atmosphere of work
The mood of the story was scary.
Author’s attitude toward her or his subject and or audience
Happy
Surprised
Jubilant
I enjoy stories with a humorous tone.
Disappointed
Category or type of literature (novel, play, ode)
Contemporary
Fiction
Science Fiction
Fantasy
My favorite genre is mystery.
Biography
Written language that is not versified;
all written language that is not poetry.
Poem
A letter is an example of prose, so is my diary entry.
The introduction to the story,
setting plus any additional background information
Exposition
The exposition is like getting ready to
ride a roller coaster or climb a mountain.
The central problem of the story
Conflict
The conflict is like wondering if you can survive
a ride on a roller coaster or a hike up a mountain.
Sequence of events that create
the mounting tension leading to the climax
Rising action
The rising action is like moving up the roller coaster
or climbing up the side of a mountain.
Moment of highest intensity;
Point at which the conflict is definitively faced.
Climax
The climax is like reaching the top of a roller coaster
or the top of a mountain.
The final unraveling of the plot,
a.k.a. falling action
Falling action or
denouement
The denouement is like going down the
roller coaster or climbing down a mountain.
Sequence of related events which compromise the story
Climax
Rising action
Denouement
Conflict
Exposition
Plot
The plot is the entire ride
on a roller coaster or climb up a mountain.
Central message or issue addressed in a work of literature
The party’s theme was a carnival.
Vantage point from which the story is told:
relationship of story teller to the story
A story is told from the point of view of the story teller.
An “I” tells the story. The storyteller is in the story.
‘I’
The Big Bad Wolf tells his side of the Three Little Pigs
story in first person.
Storyteller stands outside the story but sees into the mind
of one character only
Ms. Kouba asked Juan why Julio started the fight
because she wanted a third person’s point of view.
Storyteller stands outside the story but sees into the mind
of more than one character
May know things about characters themselves don’t know
Ms. Kouba asked Juan why Julio and Oscar were fighting
because she wanted an omniscient point of view.
The various methods authors use to reveal a character’s make-up,
both physical and psychological.
By studying Snoopy’s characterization you can tell that he
is an aloof beagle wearing sunglasses.
Conversation between characters
You learn about characters through their dialogue.
A figure of speech in which human qualities
are given to non-human entities.
Personification lets you know
what animals are thinking.
A contrast or discrepancy between what appears
or should be real and what actually is real.
It is ironic that on the sign telling you not to text
is a number to text.
To say the opposite of what one means,
but to say it in a way that conveys its opposite
The snail is using verbal irony because when it
hails the weather is bad.
When the audience knows what characters do not
and characters reveal their ignorance through actions or thoughts
Dramatic irony is when you know a ghost waits for
a character in an abandoned house ... but because
you are a member of the audience you cannot
disclose the information to the character.
When a story’s outcome is radically different from what is expected.
When you are surrounded by water but
it is undrinkable, you are encountering
situational irony.
It is ironic that on the sign telling you not to text
is a number to text.
Dramatic irony is when you know a ghost waits for a
character in an abandoned house ... but because you are a
member of the audience you cannot disclose the information
to the character.
The snail is using verbal irony because when it
hails the weather is bad.
When you are surrounded by water but
it is undrinkable, you are encountering
situational irony.
A simple story which is meant to teach a moral lesson.
Jesus taught the parable of The Good Samaritan to teach
the lesson ‘we are to show compassion and love for those
we encounter in our everyday activities.’
Central character of a story
Spiderman and Iron Man are comic book heroes.
They are the protagonists.
Sometimes called a blocking character;
rival of the central character
Spiderman and Iron Man enemies (nemesises)
are antagonists.
The sudden intuitive recognition of the meaning or essence of
something, that “Eureka” moment most of us are still waiting for.
An epiphany is when the ‘light bulb’ goes off in
your head.
An interruption in the chronological order of a narrative
to show something that happened earlier
Running backwards is like being in a flashback.
The use of clues by the author to prepare readers for later events.
This boy’s shadow is foreshadowing his approach.
Characters based on generalizations that are supposedly
characteristic of a particular group.
All teens are messy is a stereotype.
A very typical example of a certain person or thing;
An original that has been imitated; A model;
A recurring symbol or motif (pattern)
Lady Gaga is an archetype for blue colored hair.
“Word pictures” or writing that evokes images.
Title: The Rainbow
Author: Walter De la Mare
I saw the lovely arch
Of Rainbow span the sky,
The gold sun burning
As the rain swept by.
In bright-ringed solitude
The showery foliage shone
One lovely moment,
And the Bow was gone.
When I read the poem “The Rainbow,”
I see the image of a rainbow
A comparison between two radically different things
using “like” or “as”
as/
like
Zachary was as red as a lobster is
an example of a simile.
A comparison between two radically different things
without using “like” or “as”
This homework is a breeze is a
metaphor to show that the
homework was easy.
An exaggeration for effect
Pinocchio’s bigger than life nose
is an example of hyperbole.
A situation or statement that seems impossible
or contradictory but is nevertheless true.
‘You can save money by spending it’ is a paradox.
A reference in the story to something outside the story,
typically biblical, historical, or literary
The story alludes to Romiette and Julio
as modern day Romeo and Juliet.
It is a checkmark. It is the symbol for Nike shoes.
Symbolism is a form of figurative language.
The mood of the story was scary.
Happy
Surprised
Jubilant
I enjoy stories with a humorous tone.
Disappointed
Contemporary
Fiction
Science Fiction
Fantasy
My favorite genre is mystery.
Biography
Poem
A letter is an example of prose, so is my diary entry.
Exposition
The exposition is like getting ready to
ride a roller coaster or climb a mountain.
Conflict
The conflict is like wondering if you can survive
a ride on a roller coaster or a hike up a mountain.
Rising action
The rising action is like moving up the roller coaster
or climbing up the side of a mountain.
Falling action or
denouement
The denouement is like going down the
roller coaster or climbing down a mountain.
Climax
Rising action
Denouement
Conflict
Exposition
Plot
The plot is the entire ride
on a roller coaster or climb up a mountain.
The party’s theme was a carnival.
A story is told from the point of view of the story teller.
‘I’
The Big Bad Wolf tells his side of the Three Little Pigs
story in first person.
Ms. Kouba asked Juan why Julio started the fight
because she wanted a third person’s point of view.
Ms. Kouba asked Juan why Julio and Oscar were fighting
because she wanted an omniscient point of view.
By studying Snoopy’s characterization you can tell that he
is an aloof beagle wearing sunglasses.
You learn about characters through their dialogue.
Personification lets you know
what animals are thinking.
It is ironic that on the sign telling you not to text
is a number to text.
The snail is using verbal irony because when it
hails the weather is bad.
Dramatic irony is when you know a ghost waits for
a character in an abandoned house ... but because
you are a member of the audience you cannot
disclose the information to the character.
When you are surrounded by water but
it is undrinkable, you are encountering
situational irony.
It is ironic that on the sign telling you not to text
is a number to text.
Dramatic irony is when you know a ghost waits for a
character in an abandoned house ... but because you are a
member of the audience you cannot disclose the information
to the character.
The snail is using verbal irony because when it
hails the weather is bad.
When you are surrounded by water but
it is undrinkable, you are encountering
situational irony.
Jesus taught the parable of The Good Samaritan to teach
the lesson ‘we are to show compassion and love for those
we encounter in our everyday activities.’
Spiderman and Iron Man are comic book heroes.
They are the protagonists.
Spiderman and Iron Man enemies (nemesises)
are antagonists.
An epiphany is when the ‘light bulb’ goes off in
your head.
Running backwards is like being in a flashback.
This boy’s shadow is foreshadowing his approach.
All teens are messy is a stereotype.
Lady Gaga is an archetype for blue colored hair.
Title: The Rainbow
Author: Walter De la Mare
I saw the lovely arch
Of Rainbow span the sky,
The gold sun burning
As the rain swept by.
In bright-ringed solitude
The showery foliage shone
One lovely moment,
And the Bow was gone.
When I read the poem “The Rainbow,”
I see the image of a rainbow
as/
like
Zachary was as red as a lobster is
an example of a simile.
This homework is a breeze is a
metaphor to show that the
homework was easy.
Pinocchio’s bigger than life nose
is an example of hyperbole.
‘You can save money by spending it’ is a paradox.
The story alludes to Romiette and Julio
as modern day Romeo and Juliet.