What is symbolism?
When something suggests that something else is coming.
When something represents more than its literal meaning.
What is a simily?
A comparison using like or as.
A comparison not using like or as.
What is the story scale?
Exposition, Conflict, Foreshadowing, Rising Tension, Climax, Epiphany, Denouement
Exposition, Conflict, Rising Tension, Foreshadowing, Climax, Epiphany, Denouement
What is an idiom?
A creative way of saying something.
An old expression.
What is the denouement?
The conclusion to the story, it brings everything together.
The conclusion to the story, it resolves all conflict and mystery.
What is imagery?
The use of descriptive words to add effect. Can be oratory, visual, gustatory, or tactile.
The use of pictures to give the reader a sense of what the story is about.
What is a metaphor?
A comparison that doesn't use like or as.
A direct comparison.
What is exposition?
The beginning, it introduces the background story of the characters and introduces the conflict.
The beginning, it starts the story and introduces the theme.
What is a cliche?
An over-used expression.