Literary Terms Study Sesh

Devices such as metaphor, simile, repetition, personification, etc.

The main events that structure the story

The author's voice

A word intended to simulate a sound

The perspective from which a story is told

A comparison of two like things, often used in teaching a concept

A deliberate exaggeration

The author's choice of words

Ridicule of a subject

The main character of a story.

Assigning human attributes to something nonhuman. 

A phrase in which the words are contradictory (ex. Jumbo Shrimp)

The text itself, a literary representation of a story

The most intense and exciting moment of a story

Something that makes the reader feel pity or sympathy

The way the writer reveals the personality of a character

The events following the climax, leading toward the resolution.

The atmosphere or feeling created by a work

The person or force that opposes the protagonist; the main problem in the story.

The moment when the conflict ends and the outcome is clear

A reference to something or someone else, usually famous or well-known

The use of hints or clues in a narrative to suggest what's coming

Something the represents something else.

An expression of meaning that is opposite of the literal meaning (see also sarcasm)

A literary type, form, or category

A comparison using "like" or "as"

The time and place in which the story takes place.

A word or words that appeal to the senses

A phrase that appears contradictory or opposite but actually makes sense.

The main idea or purpose of a piece of literature.

A direct comparison, calling one item another

The beginning of the story that gives important background information.

A scene in a work that interrupts the action to show an event that happened earlier. 

The use a repeated consonant sound at the beginning of words

Style of manner of expression; way of speaking