Literary Terms Part 1

What type of figurative language is "Her hair was the sun"?

• Imagery

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

Events that make it hard for the character to get what he or she wants

• Resolution

• Exposition

• Rising Actions

• Climax

• Falling Actions

Figurative Language that appeals to any of the senses (sight, smell, taste, touch, hearing) also known as Sensory Detail

• Figurative Language

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Imagery

What type of figurative language is "The wind howled"?

• Imagery

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

What type of figurative language is "Her hair was as bright as the sun"?

• Imagery

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

Figurative Language that compares two unlike things in which one thing becomes another thing (or is another thing) without the use of the words like, as, than, or resembles

• Figurative Language

• Personification

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Imagery

The time and place of a story or play

• Resolution

• Exposition

• Setting

• Subplot

• Falling Actions

The author shows what the character is like by presenting the character's manner of speech, actions, and more.

• Characterization

• Direct Characterization

• Indirect Characterization

• Character Motivation

A character who remains the same or changes very little from beginning to end.

• Dynamic Character

• Static Character

• Indirect Characterization

• Character Motivation

Smaller Plots that relate to the major story

• Resolution

• Exposition

• Setting

• Subplot

• Falling Actions