Literary Terms

The author's attitude toward the subject matter.

The sequence of events in a story.

The point in the story at which the conflict reaches its greatest intensity.

The "good guy".

An object that represents an idea or meaning.

A character who does not undergo a significant change.

Words used in some other way to make a comparison or add emphasis.

Comparison of two unlike things NOT using like or as.

Giving human traits to non human objects.

The feelings the reader gets from a story.

A comparison using like or as.

The author shows or infers what the character is like.

The environment in which a story takes place.

A conversation between characters.

An expression that cannot be understood from the meanings of the individual words.

Hints about something that is going to happen.

The main or important character.

Words whose sounds imitate the sounds of what they describe. Hiss, bang, arrrf!

The writer or narrator tells the reader what the character is like.

When two or more words begin with the same letter or group of letters.

A struggle between opposing forces.

A character who undergoes a significant internal change.

Events that occurred before the present time in the story.

The use of language to visualize experiences.

The opponent or enemy of the main charcter.

The perspective from which a story is told.

Extreme exaggeration.

A character who does not play a large role in a story.

Something happens that is the reverse of what is expected.