SpringBoard Eng 6 Unit 1 Literary Terms

The choice of words an author uses.

The perspective from which a story is told.

Conversation between two or more characters.

The telling of a story or an account of an event or series of events.

A brief work of fiction

A comparison that establishes a figurative identity between objects being compared.

Sequence of events in a story

A genre where characters & events happen where science & technology is better than the present

Language that communicates ideas beyond the ordinary or literal meaning of the words.

your own true story

The central idea, message, or purpose of a literary work

Descriptive language that attempts to invoke one or more of the five senses.

A struggle between a character and an outside force

A comparison of two things using like or as

A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader.

The context in time and place in which the action of a story occurs.

A method an author uses to let readers know more about the characters and their personal traits

All the meanings, associations, or emotions that a word suggests

The dictionary definition of a word

A struggle between opposing needs, desires, or emotions within a single character

A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes