Literary Terms Part 1

Comparison of similar things, often to explain something familiar with something unfamiliar

Recalling events that occurred before the beginning of the story

The background against which the action takes place (geographical location, time or period..)

Hints or clues that suggest what is about to happen in the story

Conversation of two or more people

The moment of highest intensity within a literary work

Struggle against two elements within a person

The struggle between two opposing forces

The arrangement of events in a short story

Man vs. Nature, Man vs. Man, Man vs. Society are examples of