A Year End Literary Review

The series of events in a story.

The particular use of language spoken in a definite place by a distinct group of people.

Using what you know to make a logical statement that might happen in the future.

A person, animal, or imaginary creature in a work of literature.

A comparison of two unlike things using like or as.

The writer's attitude towards his or her subject.

The feeling that a literary work conveys to readers

The giving of human qualities to something that is not human

The person who tells the story

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.

A group of lines forming a unit in a poem

A message about life or human nature conveyed by a work of literature

Imaginative language used for effect that is not meant to be taken literally.

The 'bad' guy in a story

The true story of a person's life written by that person.

The voice that talks to the reader in a poem

A brief story that teaches a moral or a lesson that sometimes includes talking animals.

A simple story that has been passed down through generations.

The central idea that a writer wishes to express.

The comparison of two unlike things.

The use of clues to prepare the reader for future development in a work of literature.

The struggle between opposing forces.

The point of the reader's highest interest.

True story of a person's life, written by someone else

Writing that tells about real people, places, and events

The reason that the creator made a particular piece of work. (Persuade, inform, entertain)

A story handed down from the past that often mixes fact and fiction

The 'good' guy in a story

The use of words whose sound suggests their meaning

A traditional story about the origins of the world, often using superhuman characters

Any kind of irony that is really an insult and usually is hurtful.

A narrative story using made up characters that is untrue.

Words that appeal to a reader's senses.