Combined: Literary Terms 1-49

all the ways two or more things are DIFFERENT

the feeling a reader experiences when reading a piece of literature

visually descriptive or figurative language especially in a literary work

based on facts, true

telling the story from the main character

the main character in the story; sometimes the "hero"

extreme exaggeration intended to make a point or create a dramatic effect

a character's reason for behaving in a certain way

a group of lines in a poem

the use of objects, animals, colors, etc. that have a greater meaning beyond their simple existence; often foreshadows

an object that is used to represent an idea

how the author reveals a character's personality, direct (using adjectives) or indirect (verbs)

problem in a literary work

the part of the plot where the conflict is resolved or worked out

character that is in conflict with the protaganoist; enemy

conversation between two or more people; is set in quotation marks

when what is expected to happen is not what really happens

human characteristic or trait given to something nonhuman

a conclusion that one draws based on evidence

the author's attitude towards certain events or situations and how they choose to express them

the use of words to create vivid images that appeal to the senses

a figure of speech that compares two different things

a prediction; to predict the future or a future event

the location and time that the story takes place

a figure of speech that compares to or more related objects using "like" or "as"

a story

the repetition of initial sounds in consecutive words (Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers)

what happens, the result

all the ways two or more things are SIMILAR

the position from which a story is told; also the author's opinion

contains unrealistic settings, elements of magic, and mythical beings (often talking animals)

why something happens, the reason

a type of literature, attempts to stir reader's imagination or emotions, arranging words for meaning, sound, and rhythm

an author's message or lesson to be learned

the narrator of a poem

a set pattern of rhyming words at the end of lines in a poem

stories created from the imagination with characters, events, and a setting

why the author is writing; to inform, entertain, or persuade

language that uses one or more figures of speech

hints or clues about what may happen in the future ; a warning or indication of a future event

the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (whack, sizzle, boom)

told from the view of someone watching from the outside, sees various character's thoughts and feelings as story is told

"who" is telling the story

an insertion of an earlier event in the normal chronological order of a story

hints given by an author in a text to help define a difficult or unusual word

a major category or type of literature

the choice of words and how the author chooses to express them

events in order that make up a story

stories that are written to portray a time period or convey information about a specific time period or historical event