Mid-Term Review Flashcards
What’s a metaphor?
Comparing to things by saying one thing is another.
Ex: Her home was a prison.
What’s a hyperbole?
An exaggeration or over statement.
Ex: I was so hungry I could eat a cow!
What’s a simile?
Comparing to things by using “like” or “as”.
Ex: He ran as fast as a speeding bullet.
What’s personification?
Giving human qualities to an inanimate object.
Ex: The wind made the tree branches dance in the wind.
What’s onomatopoeia?
Words that imitate the sound or action they are associated with.
Ex: Bang, Boom, Slam.
What’s alliteration?
The repeating of similar sounds in multiple words in a sentence.
Ex: Peter piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
What’s a protagonist?
The main character or “good guy” in a story.
What’s an antagonist?
The opposition to the main character or “bad guy” in a story.
What is the setting of a story?
Where the story takes place.
What is the theme of a story?
What the author is trying to teach or tell the reader.
Ex: In the Monkey’s Paw, the theme was “be careful what you wish for “.
What’s conflict?
The main problem in the story.
What’s a static character?
A character that stays the same throughout the story.
What’s a dynamic character?
A character who’s personalities or traits change throughout the story.
What’s a flat character?
A minor character who isn’t important or doesn’t go through much change in the story.
What’s a round character?
Major character that is more complex.
