Literary Terms (Basic)

is a minor story that runs inside the main story.

is a type of literary work that satirizes another work, its author or the ideas presented.

three or more words with the same first letter for each of the words

how the writer feels about his subject that comes through based upon the types of words chosen.

is how the reader feels about the story

is a type of literary device where an author ridicules specific people, groups or some aspect of society.

is a type of poem that has a specific rhyme and meter.

an intentional reference to another work or art that the reader should understand in order to make connections.

a category system that literature falls into based on specific conventions that develop to characterize the differences

is a word that describes words that represent sounds.

is where a story takes place.

is repetition of sounds or words to form a pattern

tells the story either in the first, second or third person point of view.

is the most exciting part of a story where all of the main conflict comes together.

is a concrete or physical object that represents an abstract concept.

is a writer’s vivid description that helps readers visualize.

is when the author hints at actions that will come in the future.

allows writers to show their audience specific events that happened before the current action of the story.

is a comparison of two different things to make them more alike.

is an abstraction that represents the central idea of the story.

is when authors give human traits to animals or some other lifeless object.

meaning, situation or action beingone thing but meaning something different