Duplicate of Literary Terms Review 1

a fictional tale that explains the gods or heroes

is the telling of stories which are not entirely based upon facts.

If you compare two things you tell how they are alike.

comparison between words or phrases, focusing on a similarity

refers to putting events or actions in order. One example is chronological order.

The ___________ of a literary work is its central message.

Extraterrestrials exist.

is a statement or claim that a particular event will occur in the future

turning point in the story (the most action)

The wall was made of rocks.The wall was made of stones.

use of objects to represent larger idea

comparison of two things not using like or as

are the major divisions of a play

a regional variety of language distinguished from other regional varieties by features

describing something has happened in the past

Her home was a prison. America is a melting pot. Examples of:

you are telling how things are different.

feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage. How the characters feel.

The ________________ of a literary work is the time and place of the action.  

The flowers begged for water. Lightning danced across the sky.

human characteristics given to non-humans

name a reading strategy

is an account or representation of a subject which is presented as fact.

From Latin, "likeness" or "comparison"Example: Her voice was like nails on a chalkboard.

is a figure of speech in which an animal, object, force of nature, is given human qualities

is someone’s view, or belief, or way of thinking about something.

Which strategy is used for poetry?

His skin was as cold as ice.It felt as hard as rock.She looked as gentle as a lamb.

are words that have the same, or almost the same meaning.

It is  a figure of speech that compares seemingly unlike things. Use the words like or as.

uses carefully chosen language - similies, metaphors, personification.

Wolves are members of the canine family, but hyenas are members of the feline family.

is a statement that can be proven as true

narrator is not a character in the story, uses words like she, he, they

struggle within a character

is the author’s use of clues to hint at what might happen later in the story.

The Empire State Building is 1,250 feet tall.

is the struggle between opposing forces in a story or play.

It is a type of speech that compares two or more things that have something in common. 

emotion or feeling of the writer