Figurative Language

Question 1

where and when the story takes place

Answer 1

setting

Question 2

the main character or hero

Answer 2

protagonist

Question 3

character against the protagonist

Answer 3

antagonist

Question 4

a conversation between characters

Answer 4

dialogue

Question 5

problem in a character’s mind

Answer 5

internal conflict

Question 6

problem against an outside force

Answer 6

external conflict

Question 7

author gives hints or clues about events that may occur later

Answer 7

foreshadowing

Question 8

the beginning of a story when characters, setting and conflict are introduced

Answer 8

exposition

Question 9

events that build towards climax

Answer 9

rising action

Question 10

turning point of the story, usually near the ending where the most suspenseful event occurs

Answer 10

climax

Question 11

ending where the conflict is resolved

Answer 11

resolution

Question 12

the message about life from the author

Answer 12

theme

Question 13

action goes back to an earlier time

Answer 13

flashback

Question 14

a comparison using like or as

Answer 14

simile

Question 15

a comparison that doesn’t use like or as

Answer 15

metaphor

Question 16

human characteristics are given to non-human things

Answer 16

personification

Question 17

a big exaggeration to emphasize something

Answer 17

hyperbole

Question 18

an expression that has a meaning different than its literal words (I’m on top of the world!)

Answer 18

Idiom

Question 19

when consonant sounds are repeated at the beginnings of words

Answer 19

alliteration

Question 20

words that sound the way they are spelled

Answer 20

onomatopoeia

Question 21

repeated words or phrases to emphasize an idea

Answer 21

repetition