Pre-AP Literary Terms Round 2

Literary works other than fiction; prose writing based on facts

Hints or clues that suggest that certain events will occur later

Allowing your personal preference to shape your response to it

A humorous or satirical imitation of written work

An implied or direct comparison between two unlike things

The description of something by comparison; beyond the literal

A story or poem that is more than it appears and teaches a moral or lesson

Mostly in poetry, speaking to someone absent or nonhuman as if it were able to speak

An apparent contradiction that is actually true, such as "alone in a crowd"

Repetition of vowel sounds when consonant sounds are unlike

The point where the conflict reaches its height and can signal the turning point

Conversation that characters use

The atmosphere created by the setting and the situation; the reader's feelings of the story

The solution, final outcome, or unraveling of the main dramatic complication in a story

a category of literature that has imaginary characters and events

the repetition of initial consonant sounds

The principal character, often noted for courageous or daring acts

The interruption of a narrative to tell about an incident from the past

One who opposes the protagonist

Vivid language used to convey sensations

Most exciting part of the story; where the conflict is resolved; sometimes called turning point

a distinctive type of literary composition, like an autobiography or a satire

Words that sounds like what they mean, like CRASH or BOOM

An implied or indirect reference to ideas, books, people, or things with which the reader knows

Contrast between what is expected and what actually exists; implies of opposite of what is said

An overstatement or exaggeration used for humor or emphasis

The basic struggle between central elements in fiction