Literary Terms

Reference to another literary work.

A purposeful exaggeration for emphasis or humor.

Important hints that an author drops to prepare the reader for what is to come.

An account of a person's life written by another person.

A remake, mock, or mimic of a literary piece for the purpose of humor.

Pronouns I, me, we, us, our are used in the story.

Implied meaning of a word. The way a word makes you feel.

Pronouns you, your, yours are used in the story.

Retelling a story or article in your own words.

A saying that is specific to a language and doesn't have literal meaning.

A writer of a literary work.

An object or element used to represent another concept.

Giving non-human objects human characteristics.

The overall message or lesson learned from a literary work.

The struggle between opposing forces in a literary work.

Literature in the form of prose, writing that describes imaginary events and people.

Type or category of stories, plays, music, or movies.

Author's word choice.

The choices an author makes to reveal a character’s personality.

The vantage point at which a story is told.

A comparison between two unlike things using “like” or “as”.

Language that appeals to the senses.

The time and place in which the events of a work of literature occur.

The conversations between characters in a literary work.

The sequence of events in a literary work.

Writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people.

The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of closely connected words.

Sound words. Ex. Buzz,sizzle, crack, cuckoo, bang, etc.

Word choice, sentence structure, figurative language, meaning in the text, and tone all create an author’s__________.

An occurrence that happened before the current point in the story.

A comparison between two unlike things NOT using "like" or "as"

The dictionary definition of a word.

The uncertainty or anxiety you feel about what will happen next in a story.

Pronouns she, her, him, he, it, them, their are used in the story.

An account written about one’s own life. 1st person perspective.