Short Story Elements and Figurative Language

A hyperbole is...

• an extreme exaggeration

• comparing two things using "like" or "as"

• comparing two things without using "like" or "as"

• giving a non-human thing human traits

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

A metaphor is...

• an extreme exaggeration

• comparing two things using "like" or "as"

• comparing two things without using "like" or "as"

• giving a non-human thing human traits

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Personification is...

• an extreme exaggeration

• comparing two things using "like" or "as"

• comparing two things without using "like" or "as"

• giving a non-human thing human traits

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

A simile is...

• an extreme exaggeration

• comparing two things using "like" or "as"

• comparing two things without using "like" or "as"

• giving a non-human thing human traits

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Imagery is language that appeals to the five __________.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.4.5

Which of the following is NOT a type of point of view?

• First Person

• First Person Limited

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscient

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

Individual v. Individual, Individual v. Self, Individual v. Technology are all examples of what literary element?

• Imagery

• Setting

• Conflict

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

A flat character is...

• a character who stays the same throughout the story.

• a character who changes throughout the story.

• a character with one or two defining characteristics.

• a character with many defining characteristics.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

A dynamic character is...

• a character who stays the same throughout the story.

• a character who changes throughout the story.

• a character with one or two defining characteristics.

• a character with many defining characteristics.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

A static character is...

• a character who stays the same throughout the story.

• a character who changes throughout the story.

• a character with one or two defining characteristics.

• a character with many defining characteristics.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4