Literary Terms & Definitions

Comparison between 2 things

A character who is against the main character

The turning point

Conflict develops and events build up

Something that functions as something more than what it represents

A character who changes throughout the story

A story used to teach a lesson

Tension or the main problem

Giving something human like attributes

The main character of the story

A character who is not known very well known

The underlying message or moral to the story

A literary devices that hints at what is to come

Comparing 2 things with "like" or "as"

A word which makes the natural sound of a thing

Where the reader finds out about the character and the conflict

A literary device used to appeal to the senses

An over- exaggeration

2 contrasting ideas put together for an effect in the story

A character who is very detailed