Matching Pairs Literary Terms 2Online version Using your prior knowledge, match the literary device explanation with its correct term. by Laura Haney 1 Onomatopoeia 2 Rising action 3 Plot 4 Prose 5 Imagery 6 Indirect characterization 7 Internal conflict 8 Personification 9 Repetition 10 Pun 11 Hyperbole 12 Metaphor 13 Mood 14 Resolution 15 Protagonist 16 Oxymoron regular writing (sentences, paragraphs); the opposite of poetry non-human object is given human qualities a conflict within one person; must make a decision use of a word or phrase over and over to make a point how a story ends reader infers traits based on a character’s thoughts, words, and actions exaggeration to make a point (so hungry I could eat a horse) word that imitates the sound represented (like “buzz” or “boom”) comparison of two unlike things without using “like” or “as” (___ is ____) a play on words using a word with multiple meanings or utilizing homophones main character in the story (not necessarily “good”) the way a piece makes the reader feel use of language to create an image in the reader’s mind two words that should be opposites being used together to create a truth storyline part of a story where conflict is introduced and developed
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