Terms You Need To Know

Not plainly expressed; leaves room for interpretation

Nonfiction writing primarily to convey factual information-newspapers, textbooks, manuals

An exaggeration or overstatement

The author's method of structuring text

The method an author uses to reveal characters and their various traits is called

The portion of a story following the climax where the conflict is resolved

To tell only the most important parts of a text; concise and accurate.

The time and place where a story unfolds

What is repetition of initial sounds in neighboring words?

To understand a text and explain what the meaning of the information means to you

A device in literature where an object represents an idea

The "personal" point of view in which events are perceived by a single character

The turning point in a narrative; the moment when the conflict is at its most intense.

Conversation between characters; speech of characters in a drama

Clearly expressed or fully stated in the actual text

The range of associations that a word or phrase suggests in addition to its dictionary meaning.

Language that cannot be taken literally; written for a special effect

A narrative device, often used at the beginning of a work that provides background information

An object or abstract idea given human qualities or human form

The ordering of words into meaningful sentences, phrases, clauses

Descriptive or figurative language in a literary work; using words to create sensory images

A major concept that is broad enough to cover the entire piece of literary work

The position of the narrator in relation to the story, indicated by the narrator's outlook

The parts in a passage that help you to understand a word, phrase, or sentence

A story, actual or fictional, expressed orally in text

The emotional feel that an author creates in a literary work

To make a judgement or decision based on reasoning is to 

A conclusion drawn from specific information used to make a broad statement about a topic

The attitude the author has towards the literary work

A person, animal, or inanimate object portrayed in a literary work is a...?

When the author persuades, entertains, teaches, or informs, it is 

Organizational device used to present action that happened before the current time of the story

The part of the plot where the tensions diminish; the resolution

The part of a story where the plot becomes increasingly complicated.

Text that is not fictional, designed primarily to explain, argue, instruct, or describe. 

Groups of letters placed after a word to alter its meaning

A person, animal, or thing telling the story or giving an account of something

Groups of letters placed before a word to alter its meaning

A personal view, attitude, or appraisal

Words that have several meanings depending on how they are used in a sentence

A comparison of two unlike things in which words "like" or "as" are used

A variety of language distinct from the standard variety in pronunciation, grammar, or vocab

A struggle or clash between opposing characters, forces, or emotions

A judgement based on reasoning rather than direct statements; to conclude based on facts

A subtle presence of a positive or negative approach toward a topic is

Any story that is the product of imagination rather than documentation of fact

The comparison of two unlike things in which the terms "like" and "as" aren't used

A word that is similar in meaning to another word (sorrow, grief sadness are all...)

An author's choice of words, phrases, and figurative language

The structure of a story; the sequence in which the author arranges events in a story

Words and phrases within text that help to understanding the meaning of a word

Providing similar or different features within a story with ideas or situations