Literary Terms: Part 2

The repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds. (Ex: the owl wowed the crowd)

A reoccurring element that has a symbolic significance in a story.

How many sentences is a THEME STATEMENT?

A play on words; double meaning.

The dictionary meaning of a word.

A speaker says one thing, but really means something completely different.

A comparison between two unlike elements, NOT using like or as.

Comes before the denouement and it’s when the problem in a story is resolved.

A situation in which the outcome is far different than what was anticipated.

A combination of words, who resemble closely to a sound.

Used in stories to make fun of a human failing or human flaw.

The feelings of the reader, that they get while reading. Caused by the setting.

The narration of a story by an all-knowing observer, but limited to one character

Expresses the writer’s attitude towards a subject. (Ex: humorous, serious or tragic)

A figure of speech in which contradictory terms appear together. (Ex: Jumbo shrimp)

A well-known thought or image about a group of people.

Someone who faces a problem and while attempting to solve it, becomes involved in a conflict with an opposing force.

A contradictory statement. (Ex: Everyone hates popular girls)

The series of incidents after the initial incident that grow out of the problem to be solved and builds up to the climax

The narration of a story by an all-knowing observer, who can be in several places at a time.

The repetition of a sequence of two or more consonants. (Ex: Pitter-patter)

A comparison between two unlike things using like or as.

Giving a thing, idea or animal human qualities.

Using an image or object that stands for something greater than itself. Represents general ideas.

The series of events that make up the action in a work of fiction. This is later resolved.

A type of literature that deals with futuristic concepts such as space and technology.

When a character brings out pity or sympathy to the reader.

The way in which the writer or author writes and tells the story. (Figurative or metaphorical)

The time and place in which the events in a work of fiction occur, including lifestyle and climate.

A central topic, subject or message within a story.

The perspective of a story.

The growing anxiety a reader feels about what will happen in a story.