Literary Terms

Part of the story that happened before the current action

The high point of a story

This is where the story takes place

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

Where the conflicts are resolved

Comparing 2 things using like or as

A conclusion drawn from evidence

character vs. self

character vs. nature, society or others

Story told by a narrator who is not part of the story using pronouns such as: he, she, it

Story told by a narrator who is part of the story using "I", "me" "we" "us"

When words, symbols, themes or other parts of the story are used more than once

Where the characters and setting are established

How the reader feels about the text when reading

Where the story begins to slowly wind down

The events in the story from the beginning to the end

This is when the author alludes to upcoming events without directly stating what will happen

A physical object that represents an abstraction

Comparing 2 things NOT using like or as

Where animals or inanimate objects are given human qualities

The point where the main problem or conflict is dealt with by some kind of action

Words used to express how the author feels about the text

Words that represent sounds an object makes