Literary Terms Review

A contrast or discrepancy between what is expected and what actually happens

Man vs. Society is what type of conflict

A character or force that goes against the main character

An author's introduction of the characters, setting, and situation at the beginning of a story

Which of the following is an example of internal conflict?

The outcome of a situation is the opposite of what is expected

The unraveling and resolution of a problem in a story

A person says one thing and means another

The series of events that take place after the climax showing the results of the conflict

A comparison between two things using "like" or "as"

The part of a drama, which begins with the exposition and sets the stage for the climax

An interruption in the chronological order of a narrative to describe an earlier event

A major character in a work of fiction who encounters conflict and is changed by it

The turning point in the story

A character opposite in personality to another character in the story

The audience or reader knows information that other characters do not know

Occurs when some person or force in the play opposes the protagonist

A comparison between two unlike quantities without the use of the words"like" or "as."

The perspective from which the story is told

The structure of a story

The way an author presents characters

The hero or central character of a literary work

A character who remains the same throughout the narrative

Words that mean more than their individual meanings and express truth beyond the literal level

A character that changes throughout the story 

An author's use of clues to prepare readers for events that will happen later in the story

A figure of speech in which something nonhuman is given human characteristics

The main idea or message of a story often expressed as a general statement about life

Anything that exists on a literal level but also represents something on a figurative level

The part of a story or drama which occurs after the climax and which establishes a new norm