Review May 2019

the lesson learned or universal truth of a story

• theme

• tone

• plot

the building of a character through traits

• description

• mood

• characterization

the sequence of events in a story

• setting

• plot

• conflict

The struggle the main character faces in a story

• conflict

• consequence

• climax

The most intense moment of the story or the turning point in a story

• plot

• resolution

• climax

the author's attitude toward the subject

• mood

• tone

• characterization

a comparison of two things using "like" or "as", such as "the cat was like a tiger hunting his prey"

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

the comparison of two things NOT using "like" or "as", such as "the star was a diamond in the sky"

• simile

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

repetition of the beginning sound of a word in two or more words, such as "the dirty dog stole my dinner"

• alliteration

• assonance

• idiom

the repetition of the vowel sounds in the middle of words, such as "the mean drama queen is really annoying"

• alliteration

• assonance

• idiom