100
What is the repeated use of a consonant sound at the beginning of words, much like a tongue twister.
alliteration
100
What is a conflict that is in the mind of a single character, usually a difficult decision that the character has to make
internal conflict
100
What is when something happens that is the opposite of what's expected
irony
100
What is the perspective or viewpoint from which a story is told
point of view
100
What is the repetition of sounds at the ends of words
rhyme
200
What is the repeated use of vowel sounds that is used to form rhyme. example - the "ay" sound in way, bay, and pray
assonance
200
What is an interruption of the action to go back in time and show something that happened earlier
flashback
200
What is a comparison of two different things WITHOUT using like or as
metaphor
200
What is the story is told from the perspective of one of the characters. ( I, me, we, etc.)
1st person
200
What is the place where and the time when a story occurs
setting
300
What is a person, animal or imaginary creature who plays a part in a story, poem, play or novel
character
300
What is hints that an author gives of what will happen later on in a story
foreshadowing
300
What is the feeling that a story creates for the readers; what the readers are expected to feel as they read
mood
300
What is story is told from outside person (no personal pronouns)
3rd person
300
What is a comparison of two different things using LIKE or AS
simile
400
What is the problem in a story, play, or novel
conflict
400
What is extreme exaggeration
hyperbole
400
What is use of words that imitate sounds. ex) buzz, bang, whir, crack
onomatopoeia
400
What is the repeated use of sounds, words, or phrases, usually for emphasis
repetition
400
What is a group of lines in a poem
stanza
500
What is a conflict between two or more people, a person vs. nature, a person vs. the gods
external conflict
500
What is a description that appeals to one of the five senses
imagery
500
What is the giving of human qualities or traits to an object or animal
personification
500
What is the final solution of a story; how the story is ended and the loose ends are tied up
resolution
500
What is person, place, or object that stands for something else
symbol






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