Literary Terms Grade 8 ELA

A temporary interruption of the story's action so the reader can see past events

All knowing point of view

A common expression understood figuratively, as the literal makes no sense.

The series of events in which each event results from a previous one and causes the next.

The highest point of interest or suspense in a story.

The time and place of the action of the story.

the main character in the story who deals with a struggle

The reader's emotion as he/she reads the story.

A struggle between two opposing forces.

A hint to future events before they happen.

A subject or category of literature

A word or words that imitate a sound.

A short story with 5,000-50,000 words, few characters, understanding of life

'I was so tired I could have slept for a thousand years." is an example of ...

The perspective from which the story is told.

A statement of extreme exaggeration

A literary device in which non-humans are given human traits.