Literary Terms

When and where the story takes place

An extreme exaggeration

The way a writer reveals the personality of a character

A point of view that used the pronouns "you," "your," and "yours" and rarely appears in fiction

Parts of a __ include - cast of characters, setting, dialogue, stage directions, scenes

A struggle between the characters and an outside force 

An account that is made up rather than true; usually refers to novels and short stories

The overall emotion created by the work of literature

A comparison of two unlike things without using "like" or "as"

Giving human traits to something that is nonhuman

Writing that deals with real people, events, and places

The poem pictured has __ stanzas. 

A character's problem or struggle such as; jealousy, anger, or fear

An expression that means something different than the literal meaning

The child in this picture has Herculean strength. Referring to Hercules is an example of __.

The message about life or human nature that the story expresses; a universal truth

A person's account of his or her own life or a part of it

A story is told from the perspective of the main character referring to himself/herself as ”I”

Stories that have been passed down through generations; initially told orally, written later

The use of clues or hints to suggest events that will occur later in the story

Interruption in the present action of a story to tell what happened at an earlier time

The attitude of the writer that is revealed in his/her story

The story of a person’s life written by another person

The chain of events that make up the story.

Descriptive language that paints a picture in the reader's by appealing to the five senses