Literary Elements and Figurative Language

The AUTHOR'S attitude toward the story or characters is

• mood

• tone

• theme

The FEELING the reader gets from the story is

• mood

• tone

• theme

A direct comparison of 2 unlike things

• metaphor

• simile

• personification

"My car died!" is an example of

• metaphor

• hyperbole

• personification

Help! A million bees are chasing me!

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• simile

Her hands were as cold as ice.

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

The specific events in a story are called

• plot

• setting

• conflict

• theme

A character facing their fears is an example of

• external conflict

• internal conflict

Metaphor

• a subtle comparison in which the author describes a person or thing using words that are not meant to be taken literally

• the central or universal idea of a literary work that often relates to morals and/or values and speaks to the human experience/ condition

• the time and place in which a narrative occurs

• the main character in a narrative who is at the center of the story

Dialogue 

• language not intended to be taken literally but layered with meaning through the use of imagery, metaphors, and other literary devices

• the lines spoken between characters in fiction or a play

• a subtle comparison in which the author describes a person or thing using words that are not meant to be taken literally

• the type or class of a work, usually categorized by form, technique, or content