Literary Terms & Figurative Language

Alliteration is...

• the repetition of an initial consonant sound.

• a character, group of characters, or institution that opposes the protagonist or main character.

• the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named.

• a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

The antagonist is...

• the main character of the piece of literature.

• a minor character in a piece of literature.

• a character, group of characters, or an institution that opposes the protagonist or main character.

• the repetition of first consonant sounds in neighboring words in a line of poetry.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

A dynamic/round character...

• does not have much growth in a story and might only have one or two traits.

• has eaten too many doughnuts.

• likes to talk in circles.

• goes through change or growth in the story and has several traits.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

A character is

• what a letter is called in certain written languages.

• any person, figure, inanimate object or animal that serves a unique function in a story or piece of literature.

• someone you are supposed to like in a story or piece of literature.

• someone you are not supposed to like in a story of piece of literature.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.3.4D

Character Traits are...

• words that describe the character's role in the theme of the story.

• words that describe the character's role in the setting of the story.

• words that describe the character's role in the point of view of the story.

• words that describe a character's personality.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

Direct Characterization is when

• the author does not come out and tell the reader about a character. The reader has to infer what the character is like through the character's actions, words, etc.

• the author directs the action in the plot of the story.

• the author does not direct the action in the plot of the story.

• the author of a story comes right out and tells the reader what a character is like.

Indirect Characterization is when

• the author does not come out and tell the reader about a character. Instead, the reader figures out what the character is like through the character's actions, words, etc.

• the author comes right out and tells the reader what a character is like.

• the author indirectly controls the plot of the story.

• the author indirectly controls the setting of the story.

A static/flat character...

• has been run over by a steamroller.

• remains the same throughout the story; he/she does not experience change.

• goes through a big change throughout the story.

• needs to eat more doughnuts.

The climax of the story is...

• the struggle between two opposing forces.

• the least exciting and intense part of the story.

• the most exciting or intense part of the story.

• the very end of the story when everything is resolved.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

An external conflict is

• a struggle that takes place inside of a character's heart and mind.

• a struggle that takes place on the exterior of someone's house.

• a struggle that takes place in the interior of someone's house.

• a struggle between two characters, a character and society, or a character and the environment.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.6.6