Fiction Vocabulary and Figurative Language

What is the method in which an author constructs a character by explicitly stating aspects of his/her personality and appearance (direct) or by revealing aspects of a character through their actions, thoughts, speech, other characters, etc. (indirect)?

• Irony

• Foreshadowing

• Characterization

• Symbolism

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

In literature, what is the opposition of persons or forces that brings about dramatic action central to the plot of a story? It may be internal, as a psychological conflict within a character, or external (e.g., man versus man, man versus nature, or man versus society).

• Theme

• Conflict

• Setting

• Foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What literary device is used by an author to provide hints about future events and details that may occur later in the story?

• Irony

• Metaphor

• Foreshadowing

• Flashback

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is a specific convention or structure—such as imagery, irony, or foreshadowing—that is employed by the author to produce a given effect?

• Plot twist

• Literary device

• Character arc

• Setting

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is the use of vivid, descriptive language to appeal to the reader's five senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch), creating a mental picture or sensory experience?

• Metaphor

• Imagery

• Alliteration

• Irony

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What is a device where there is a notable contrast or difference between appearance and reality? The unexpected happens.

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Irony

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

What is the atmosphere or feeling created by the writer in a literary work or passage, which can be expressed through imagery, word choice, setting, voice, and theme? For example, the mood evoked in Edgar Allan Poe’s work is gloomy and dark.

• Plot

• Mood

• Conflict

• Characterization

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

What is an expressive literary piece written in first person that centers on a particular event in the author’s life and may contain vivid description as well as personal commentary and observations?

• Biography

• Personal narrative

• News article

• Science report

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

What is the definition of 'Setting'? Fill in the blank:

• the sequence of events that make up a story.

• the time and place in which a narrative occurs. Elements of setting may include the physical, psychological, cultural, or historical background against which the story takes place.

• the main character's internal conflict.

• the author's use of figurative language and imagery.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

What is the definition of 'Theme'? Fill in the blank:

• the struggle between opposing forces in a story

• the sequence of events in a story

• 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 story occurs

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D