Creative Writing Term Flashcard

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Identify the simile: As fun as a brick to the head, As bright as the sun, This was like the start of your new favorite movie, All are similes.

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All are similes.

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Identify the metaphor: "You are a rock, my dude, thank you!"; "Your love is the sun in my sky."; "I was so nervous my heart beat against my ribcage!";

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All are metaphors.

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Onomatopoeia:

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KAPOW!!!

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Personification example: My shins screamed at me to stop running

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My shins screamed at me to stop running

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Three parts of an Exposition?

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Setting, Characters, and Situation

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Central problem driving the story; everything results from this.

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What is a Conflict?

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Rising Action in a story occurs...

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Between the Conflict starting and the Climax.

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In a story, the protagonist's choice that shapes the narrative, occurring at the peak of action.

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What is a Climax?

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Events after the Climax but before the Resolution.

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Falling Action.

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Story endings can be summed up in a sentence.

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What is Resolution?