ENG: Literary terms review

Opponent who struggles against or blocks the hero, or protagonist, in astory

The use of words that imitatesounds

The action that makes up the story, followinga plan called the plot line

The conversations that characters havewith one another

The distinctive way that a writer useslanguage

the repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonantsounds 

 Person, place, or thing that representssomething beyond itself

The person or character who actuallytells the story

 Everything that happens in a story

 human qualities attributedto an animal, object, or idea

The place and the time frame in which astory takes place

A literary work that uses concise, colorful,often rhythmic language to express ideas oremotions

The feeling a piece of literature is intendedto create in a reader

The main character in a story, often agood or heroic type

True writing, based on factual information. 

Perspective from which the storyis told

The repetition of initial consonantsounds 

traditional story used to explain a mystery of nature, religious doctrine, or culturalbelief

 The action and dialogue followingthe climax that lead the reader into thestory’s end

The part of the story in which theproblems are solved and the action comes to asatisfying end

story/poem where characters/settings/events stand for otherpeople/events or ideas/qualities

A technique that involves surprising,interesting, or amusing contradictions orcontrasts

Interruption of the chronological(time) order showing something from before the beginning 

One of the people (or animals) ina story

The high point in the action of a story

Words or phrases that appeal to thereader’s senses

Important hints that an authordrops to prepare the reader for what is to come

Comparison made between two things to show how they are alike 

A literary work that uses the familiar spokenform of language, sentence after sentence

a purposeful exaggeration foremphasis or humor

comparison of two things using thewords “like” or “as,

Writing based on real orimaginary scientific developments and often setin the future

The lesson a story teaches

comparison of two different things but with somecommonalities; does not use “like” or “as,” 

A literary work whose content is based onthe imagination and not on fact

A novel, story, or play involving a crimeor secret activity and its gradual solution

Speech that reflects pronunciation,vocabulary, and grammar typical of ageographical region

The central part of the story duringwhich various problems arise after a conflict isintroduced

is one who does not change much in the course of astory

A feeling of excitement, curiosity, orexpectation about what will happen

A reference to a well-known person,place, event, literary work, or work of art