Literary Terms Review

Time and place of a literary work

The unique way an author presents his ideas, specific choice in syntax and diction

People, animals, imaginary creatures, who take part in the action of a story  

Underdeveloped or simply described character, often minor characters 

A character who stays the same and is unchanged by the events of the story

Often called the "turning point" in a story 

Choice of words in a literary piece 

Reference in literature to something, historical, mythological, literary, or Biblical 

Long narrative poem that tells the exploits of a larger than life hero

A fully developed, multideminsional characer

The sequence of events in a story

Character or force that works against or impedes the efforts of the protagonist 

Language which appeals to the senses and creates mental pictures

A character who undergoes a change from the beginning to the end of a story

The assigning of human qualities to inanimate objects or concepts 

The main character or character the author wants you to root for

Hints of future literary events in a literary work

A clash between opposing forces in a literary work 

Something in a literary work that stands for or represents something else

Excessive exaggerations to make a point 

When the audience knows something the characters do not

Comparison where one thing is said to be another

The atmosphere of a literary work intended to evoke emotion or feeling from the audience

Perspective from which a story is told 

A special kind of contrast between appearance and reality

A comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as"

The general idea or meaning of a literary work, the central idea

Departs from literal meaning in order to achieve a special effector meaning

How the author feels about the subject he or she is writing about

When what is said is the opposite of what is meant