Plot & Figurative Language Review

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What does 'grinning from ear to ear' mean?

Back

It means he was very happy.

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What does 'His heart raced' mean?

Back

It means the person's heart was beating fast.

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What is the rising action in a story?

Back

Characters work through the problem or conflict.

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What is dialogue?

Back

Speech between two or more characters or people.

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What is the exposition of a story?

Back

The setting, characters, and the problem are introduced.

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What is figurative language?

Back

Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning different from the literal interpretation.

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What is a metaphor?

Back

A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is a simile?

Back

A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as.'

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What is the climax of a story?

Back

The most intense, exciting, or important point of the story.

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What is a theme in literature?

Back

The central idea or message that runs throughout a story.