Literary Terms Review

A comparison between two unlike things that uses the words like, as, or than.

A writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject, character, or audience.

An interruption in the chronological order of events in a story.

The perspective from which a story is told.

An exaggeration made to make a point or to add humor.

A figure of speech which gives human characteristics to nonhuman things or ideas.

The repetition of beginning consonant sounds.

The main idea or central concept of a literature selection.

A statement about life.

A direct comparison between two unlikethings that nevertheless have something in common. A = B

Something that stands for or represents something else.

A struggle between opposing forces.

The emotion created in the reader by descriptions of the setting, of characters, and of events.

The emotion created in the reader by descriptions of the setting, of characters, and of events.

The writer's choice of words; a stylistic element that helps convey voice and tone.

The time and place of a story.

Is a reference to a literary or historical figure or event.

A comment made on stage that is intended for the audience not the other characters.

Saying the opposite of what you mean.

Persons, animals, things, or natural forces presented as persons in a piece of fiction.

When an author gives clues about future events in a story.

Descriptive language that appeals to the five senses: sight, touch, hearing, smell and taste.

A play on words that have similar sounds but more than one possible spelling or meaning.

The sequence of events related to a central conflict, or struggle.