MCA Literary Terms #1

the perspective from which a story is told

restating something using different words, often using your own words

when characters in a story speak (usually set off by quotation marks)

an author's use of hints or clues to give a reader an idea of what may happen next

a conclusion drawn by the reader based on the available information

writing or speech that tells a story

the atmosphere or feeling an author creates within the piece of writing

a comparison made without using "like" or "as"

the ending of a story

type of figurative language in which a non-human subject is given human characteristics

a character who does NOT undergo a change over the course of a story

events in the order in which they occur, or sequence

the beginning of a story

anything that stands for or represents something else

a form of non-fiction in which a writer tells the story of another person

the speaker or character who is telling the story

a classification of literature such as FICTION, DRAMA, POETRY, etc

the time and location of events described in a literary work

use of extreme exaggeration

dictionary definition of a word (the LITERAL meaning)

the plot activity after the climax but before the resolution

interrupting the story with events from the past

the beginning of a story

a group of lines in a poem

a play written to be performed by actors