Vocabulary 25-26 Quizs

simile

• a comparison using "like" or "as"

• a comparison using 'like' or 'as'

• a form of alliteration

• a poetic device that uses rhyme

falling action

• events after the climax leading toward resolution

• the introduction of the main characters

• the initial conflict of the story

• the final resolution of the plot

rising action

• events building tension leading to the climax

• the resolution of the story

• the introduction of the main characters

• the final confrontation between the protagonist and antagonist

personification

• giving human qualities to nonhuman things

• describing a character's thoughts

• using metaphors to create imagery

• analyzing a text's structure

imagery

• descriptive language appealing to the senses

• a type of figurative language

• a method of storytelling

• a visual representation of ideas

speaker

• the voice or narrator of a poem

• a type of literary device

• a character in a story

• the main theme of a poem

resolution

• how the story's main problem is solved

• the climax of the story

• how the story's main problem is solved

• the setting of the story

stanza

• a grouped set of lines in a poem

• a type of rhyme scheme

• a literary device used for emphasis

• a narrative structure in prose

conflict

• the main problem driving the narrative (plot)

• a peaceful resolution between characters

• a character's internal struggle

• the setting of the story

dialogue

• written conversation between characters

• monologue spoken by a single character

• summary of a story's plot

• description of a character's thoughts