Literary Terms

see several sides of his or her personality

the author's use of clues to hint at what might happen next in the story

Giving objects human characteristics

a play on the meaning of words

character that does make a major change from the beginning of the story

implied meaning of a word

the main idea a writer expresses in a work of literature

any object, event, person, or place that stands not only for itself but also for something else

a clear picture in words of a person, place, or object

attitude a writer takes toward a subject

character that may do several things throughout the story but does not make a major change

conversation between people in poetry, plays, and stories

dictionary meaning of a word

see one or two superficial sides of the character's personality

the problem(s) in the story: man v. man, man v. self, man v. nature

Use of word or words that imitate the sound they stand for

two contradictory terms or ideas that are used together

the time and place of the action

specific, planned placement of words or phrases

a form of language spoken by people in a particular region or group

feeling of anxious uncertainty about the outcome of events in a literary work

An expression whose meaning is different from the sum of the meanings of its individual words

the use, more than once, of any element of language: a sound, word, phrase, clause, or sentence

an exaggeration; overstatement of an idea, attitude, emotion, or detail in a literary work

a scene that interrupts the action to show an event that happened earlier

A comparison of two things

description that appeals to the five senses

What is a comparison between two things using like or as