Figurative Language Flashcards
Conflict
a struggle between opposing forces. May be external( between the character and another person society nature or technology) or internal ( a struggle within the character
Climax
the point in a play novel or short story or narrative poem at which conflict reaches its greatest intensity and is then resolved. Also the part of a narrative when the reader or audience member experiences the most intense emotions
Dialogue
conversation between characters in a work of literature
Figurative language
he literal meaning of a word is its definition as you would find it in the dictionary. Uses words in some way other than for their literal meanings to make a comparison add emphasis or say something In a fresh and creative way
Dynamic character
a character who undergoes a significant internal change over the course of a story. This may be a change in understanding values insight and etc
Flashback
a scene in a story that occurred before the present time in the story. Provide background information and events happening during the current narration. They may be presented as memories dreams or stories of the past told by characters
Euphemism
substitution of an offensive term for one considered offensively
explicit ex son of a nutcracker!
Oxymoron
figure of speech in which incongruous or contradictory terms appear side by side ex pretty ugly
Paradox
statement that contradicts itself ex i love you most when I hurt you
Pun
a play on words sometimes on different senses of the same word and sometimes on the similar sense or sound of different words
Caesura
A strong pause after a line in a verse
Allegory
Extending a metaphor into a narrative
Alliteration
She sells sea shells at the sea shore
Anapest
Two unaccented syllables followed by an accented one, as in com-pre-HEND or in-ter-VENE.
Assonance
The repetition of similar vowel sounds in a sentence or a line of poetry or prose, as in “I rose and told him of my woe.”
