Vocabulary Review: Figurative Language and Literary Elements

When something represents something else that is more important

• symbolism

• theme

• metaphor

• mood

When a character has an internal conflict that he or she must deal with

• character v. society

• character v. self

The main problem in a story

• foreshadow

• conflict

• mood

• irony

When the reader knows more than the characters do

• verbal irony

• situational irony

• dramatic irony

How the reader feels while reading a story

• tone

• mood

• climax

• simile

This is the part of the story where the main problem gets solved

• conflict

• theme

• climax

• resolution

How the author sounds in the writing

• metaphor

• foreshadow

• symbolism

• tone

Character v. Society is when a character has a problem with (select all that apply):

• making a decision

• a group of friends

• school rules

• family

A clue or hint about something that will happen later in the story

• foreshadow

• climax

• resolution

• hyperbole

When the author uses exaggeration in their writing

• hyperbole

• theme

• metaphor

• conflict