This part of the story uses a series of conflicts to build tension

This part of the story is what happens as a result of the decision made

This part of the story is a turning point in which a character usually makes an important decision

This part of the story introduces main characters, establishes setting, and gives additional background information

This type is a struggle within a character, usually related to emotions or decisions

This type is a struggle between individuals or groups

This type is a struggle between the character and rules, beliefs or expectations

This type is a struggle between the character and outdoor circumstances beyond control

Examples of this type of conflict might be struggles with weather, illness, or animals (who are not characters)

Written objectively and in paragraph form, this describes what happens in a story in order of the events, and includes the important characters, plot and main conflict

A general statement that sums up the story, and there is usually only one

A statement that captures a universal truth from the story that readers can learn from, and there are often more than one in a story

The time and place of a story, which provides context and sets the mood

This approach describes a character in detail, revealing personality in a variety of ways

Examples include character traits like patient, funny, intelligent or pretty

A detailed description of someone's physical appearance, such as their clothing styles or hair color.

The story includes details about the character's habits and actions that are unrelated to plot. Examples could be that they're always listening to music, they have a habit of biting their nails, or that their favorite food is pasta.

A character's opinions, feelings, questions or thoughts that reveal something about their personality.

A character's reactions to something (or to someone) that reveals something about their personality.

The way a character speaks (such as an accent) and how something is said that reveals their personality.

(Remember: Not every line of dialogue reveals personality!)

Something (object, idea, person, etc.) represents an abstract concept in the story, and gives that thing another layer of meaning

A feeling of anticipation or dread that something is wrong, suspicious or dangerous

The reader knows or senses something that a character doesn't

Details in the story that hint about what will happen later

What is said is opposite of what is meant

What is the best definition of figurative language?

The leaves waved in the wind

She is doing a tightrope walk with her grades this semester.

Her eyes sparkled like diamonds

A man has been working hard all his life, never goes on vacation, saving a portion of every paycheck for retirement. Upon retirement he plans to move to the Virgin Islands, sit back and relax. On the morning of this retirement party, he dies of a sudden, massive heart attack

The giant tree was ablaze with the orange, red, and yellow leaves that were beginning to make their descent to the ground.

I'm going to freeze to death while I walk from my driveway to inside my house.

The ______ in Little Red Riding Hood is the importance of obeying your parents.

The bridge collapsed creating a tremendous boom

I was surprised his nose was not growing like Pinocchio’s

In The Empire Strikes Back, Luke sees his own face under Vader’s mask when he was on Dagobah. Later, he finds out Vader is his father.

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor?

Which of the following is correct?

The books fell on the table with a loud thump.

Which literary analysis term would best replace the RED word in the below example?

Example: Frost's message that powerful desires pull people in one while daily responsibilities pull them in another has spoken to generations of readers.

Which literary analysis term fits this example from the model essay?

Example: They [the woods] may _____________ a peaceful place free of stress and responsibilities, but ultimately he decides to pass them by.

The words of the poem "darkest evening of the year" and "dark and deep" create what kind of MOOD in the poem?

The "voice" in a literary text that talks to the reader in a poem, or like the narrator in fiction, is?

A person, a place, an object, or an activity that stands for something beyond itself is...

If you are thinking about how something is written rather that what is written, you are thinking about...

The feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader through descriptive words is...