Literary Terms

Language that is beyond the literal meaning is called...?

Comparing two unlike things by stating one was the other is an example of ...?

A quality of writing that makes it funny, humorous, or ludicrous is called...?

What is the perspective from which the story is told called?

Which narration is told from the "I" point-of-view?

A technique that involves surprising, interesting, or unexpected contrasts is called...?

What do we call hints that the author drops to prepare the reader for future events?

What is a word that compares two unlike things by saying that one is "like" or "as"  the other?

When the author interrupts the story to present something that happened earlier, we call it...?

What are words that make a sound called?

What do we call the intentional repetition of the initial consonant sound?

When the narrator can see into the minds of all characters, we call it...?

What do we call words or phrases that appeal to the senses?

What do we call techniques a writer uses to develop a character?

Speech that reflects the vocab, pronunciation, or grammar of a geographic region is called...?

The word that defines a purposful exaggeration is... ?

A reference to a well-known person, place, event, or literary work is called...?

Poetry that doesn not conform to a regular pattern is called...?

Writing that comments humorously on human flaws is called...

What is it called when human qualities are attributed to non-humans?

What is it called when the narrator is outside the story?

When the narrator only tells what one character perceives, we call it...?