ELA Test Prep Review (Literary Terms)

The use of words to imitate sounds (bang, pow, pop...)

Which type of conflict is this? Sam got arrested for stealing a car.

A well-developed character- you know a lot about them

Identify the verb: I ate a taco yesterday.

The comparison of two things WITHOUT using "like" or "as"

In favor of or against one thing unfairly

Which type of conflict is this? Another classmate is spreading rumors about you.

Feelings or ideas associated with a word (your definition)

A character who stays the same during the story

Fictional characters with events in a historical setting

A person, object or action that represents something else

The narrator is in the story and uses words like I, ME, MINE, WE, US

The turning point or high point in a story

Type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics

Which type of conflict is this? I went skiing and there was an avalanche.

What type of conflict? Suzy is sooo nervous about asking out David to the dance.

The message or moral in a story

Identify the verb(s): I ran like the wind today.

What is the dictionary definition of a word called?

Time and place of a story

The writer's attitude toward the subject they're writing about

A person or an animal who takes part in the action of a story

The comparison of two things using "like" or "as"

The narrator is NOT in the story and only knows ONE person's thoughts and feelings

Adjectives? An old and overweight dog sat under the bright sun.

Genre with informational facts

A character who changes during the story

When the author gives clues and hints as to what might happen later in the story

Identify the adjective: No one wanted to live by the smelly landfill.

What is another word for PERSUADE?

A category or type of literature (fiction, fantasy, non-fiction, etc)

Identify the nouns: Mrs. Bamer is our school secretary.

A speaker or character who tells a story

Words with repeated beginning sounds (ex: sally sells seashells)

A character you only know 1 or 2 things about

A conversation between characters

Story with magic and things that wouldn't exist in today's world.

The sequence of events in a literary work

Struggle between opposing forces

The overall atmosphere of a literary work (how the reader feels)

Which type of conflict is this? The Batman tries to capture or kill the Joker.

When an author interrupts the present moment to tell what happened in the past

A story that takes place in the future and has scientific advances in technology

The narrator is NOT in the story and knows EVERYONE'S thoughts and feelings