MCA

15 cards·by aquick

exposition

beginning of the story where we learn about the character and setting

rising action

central part of the story where problems occur

Climax or turning point

Most exciting part of the story or the point that marks a change

Falling action

What happens before the story ends

Resolution

Part of the story where the problem is solved and the ending

Figurative language

Going beyond literal... not specifically stated

Literal language

Exactly as stated

Simile

Comparison using like or as (ex. He runs like the wind.)

Metaphor

Comparison not using like or as (ex. The moon was a golden silver.)

Personification

Giving human traits to an inanimate object or an animal (ex. The wind exhaled.)

Hyperbole

A huge exaggeration (ex. I'm so hungry I could eat a horse.)

Alliteration

Repetition of a particular sound in the first syllables of a series of words and/or phrases (ex. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper

Onomatopoeia

A word that imitates the sound it represents (ex. Buzz, hiss, ding-dong, snick)

Irony

When an unexpected outcome occurs; based on contradiction.

Idiom

an expression, word, or phrase that means something other than what the literal meaning would state (ex. Con't cry over spilled milk.)