Literary Terms

When a character gets what s/he deserves

____, ____, ____, ____, and ____, are the five elements of a short story.

The perspective from which the story is told...name the three.

Types or groupings of literature

The use of words to create a picture in the reader's mind

A secondary or deeper meaning.

The message or moral of the story.

The order in which the words in a sentence are structured.

The author's attitude toward the subject.

Saying one thing, but meaning another.

"My love is like a red, red rose" is an example

This describes an individual way a writer uses language.

The author's word choice

"The snake slid slowly in the swamp" is an example.

A group of lines in a verse, forming division in a poem.

The actual meaning of a word.

The character that tells the story.

Similar sounds in words, usually at the end of a line.

A problem or struggle in the story that the main character must solve or face.

The sequence of events in a story.

The person or thing fighting against the main character.

Where and when a story takes place.

A verse written without rhyme

Placing two unlike things together to create contrast.

When an inanimate object is given human characteristics.

In a play, when a funny scene follows a serious one.

The main character of a story.

The first line of the story used to interest the reader.