6 Questions
What literary device is being used in the phrase 'His heart was as cold as ice'?
Metaphor
In the sentence 'The wind whispered through the trees', what literary device is employed?
Personification
Which story element involves the events leading up to the climax and builds excitement?
Rising Action
What does the phrase 'It's raining cats and dogs' exemplify?
Idiom
Which literary device is used in the sentence 'The sun smiled down on the picnic'?
Personification
What is the purpose of Alliteration in writing?
To link words with similar sounds
Study Notes
Story Elements
- Character Traits: Describe a character's personality by analyzing their actions and dialogue
- Setting: Identify where the story takes place
- Plot: Outline the main events of the story
- Rising Action: Identify the events that build suspense and lead to the climax
- Climax: Determine the turning point of the story where the conflict reaches its peak
- Falling Action: Describe how the conflict is resolved
- Conflict: Identify the problems or challenges faced by characters
- Resolution: Outline the solution to the problem
Figurative Language
- Simile: Compare two unlike things using "like" or "as"
- Metaphor: Compare two unlike things without using "like" or "as"
- Personification: Give human characteristics to non-human entities
- Hyperbole: Identify exaggerated statements
- Idiom: Recognize phrases that don't literally mean what they state
- Alliteration: Identify repeated sounds or letters within a sentence or phrase
Test your knowledge of story elements like setting and plot as well as character traits in fiction literature. Identify the main events, rising action, climax, and learn how to describe a character's personality using their actions and dialogue.
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