Mythology Test Review: Terms to Know

Events that give a reader background information needed to understand the story

The time and place in which a narrative occurs

A comparison between two unlike things in which one thing becomes another

The outcome of the conflict of a story, when loose ends are wrapped up

A traditional story that explains the actions of gods or heroes or the origins of the elements of nature

The use of symbols

A person or animal that takes part in the action of a literary works

A kind of metaphor that gives objects or abstract ideas human characteristics.

Major events that develop the plot of a tory and lead to the climax.

True or False: In an internal conflict, the character struggles with his or her own needs

The sequence of related events that make up a story or novel.

The turning point or the high point of a story

Events after the climax of a story but before the resolution.

Extreme exaggeration used for emphasis, often used for comic effect.

A comparison between two unlike things, using the words "like" or "as"

True or False: In an external conflict, a character struggles with an outside force

The central idea, message, or purpose of a literary work.