Figurative Language

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Across
  1. 4. Where future events in a story, or perhaps the outcome, are suggested by the author before they happen. This suggestion can be made in various ways such as a flashback, an object, or a previous situation which reflects a more significant situation later on.
  2. 5. makes a direct comparison between two unlike things. A simile would say you are like something; a metaphor is more positive - it says you are something. Example: Her eyes are stars shining in the sky.
  3. 7. a main universal idea or message conveyed by story. A theme is expressed as a complete sentence. Example: Little Red Riding Hood's theme may be "Don't talk to strangers".
  4. 8. the general sense or feeling the reader is supposed to get from the story. Mood doesn’t refer to a characters' state of mind. It’s how we feel when we read a story
  5. 11. Time and place in which the story occurs. Example: Spiderman takes place in modern-day New York City.
  6. 14. The use of a word to describe or imitate a natural sound or the sound made by an object or an action. Example: snap, crackle, pop.
  7. 17. When something is described using contradictory terms. Example: jumbo shrimp; definite maybe; deafening silence.
  8. 18. A struggle between opposing forces which drive the action in a story. This is what keeps the reader reading! The outcome of the story is usually a resolution of the conflict. The opposing force does not have to be a person. Man vs. Self, Man vs. Man, Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Society
  9. 19. uses the words “like” or “as” to compare one object or idea with another to suggest they are alike. Example: She is busy as a bee.
  10. 20. is an expression that has a meaning apart from the meanings of its individual words. It’s not meant to be take literally. Example: It’s raining cats and dogs.
  11. 21. a literary device involving a discrepancy between what is said and what is meant, or between what’s expected to happen and what actually occurs.
Down
  1. 1. An exaggeration that is so dramatic that no one would believe the statement is true. Tall tales are hyperboles. Example: I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.
  2. 2. The repetition of the same initial letter, sound, or group of sounds in a series of words. Alliteration includes tongue twisters.Example: She sells seashells by the seashore.
  3. 3. The main character in a story, the one with whom the reader is meant to identify. The person is not necessarily "good", but is the person whom the reader is most invested in. Example: Peter Parker in the Spiderman movies / comic books.
  4. 6. Imagery is the sensory details and images evoked by the words of a story. When you are asked to discuss the images or imagery of a work, you should look especially carefully at the sensory details and the metaphors and similes of a passage
  5. 9. Sequence of events in the story.
  6. 10. Counterpart to the main character/protagonist and source of a story's main conflict. It may not even be a person. Examples: The Green Goblin in Spiderman. The storm in A Perfect Storm.
  7. 11. A symbol is an object, color, person, character or figure used to represent abstract ideas. A symbol, unlike a motif, must be visible. Symbols exist all around us in “real” life, like a heart () used to represent “love.”
  8. 12. A figure of speech in which human characteristics are given to an animal or an object. Example: My teddy bear gave me a hug.
  9. 13. an important, recurring idea, structure or image; it differs from a theme in that it can be expressed as a single word. Example: A motif in The Outsiders is family.
  10. 15. the most dramatic part of a story. Right before the climax is the turning point, usually where something goes wrong. The climax then ensues and comes to a resolution. A resolution does not necessarily mean the problem has been solved
  11. 16. the attitude a writer has towards what they're writing about. Authors show tone through their word choice, style, and opinion if they express one. It’s how the author feels when writing a story.