Literature Terms EOC 2019

Scene within a story that interrupts the sequence of events to relate events from the past

The outcome of the conflict in a plot

Drawing a comparison in order to show a relationship: Ex. Dog is to cat as shadow is to light

Brief work of fiction that can usually be read in one sitting

Perspective or vantage point from which a story is told

Words that imitate a sound

To state in concise form the essential components of something, usually chronologically.

Sentence that asks a question

Sentence that states an idea and ends with a period

Sentence that gives an order

Fictional tale that explains the actions of gods, goddesses and heroes

Two words that express opposite concepts

Two opposites that are still true ( jumbo shrimp, thunderous silence)

A unifying or dominant idea or motif; the message of a passage

The different divisions of literature (poetry, prose, drama, etc.)

To quote specifically or give credit to

The use of clues to hint at what might happen later in the story

Conversation between characters

Character or force in conflict with the main character

The turning point in the action of the plot

A message about life that is expressed regularly in many different cultures and time periods