Literary Terms Review

Clues or hints that let the reader know what might happen later in the story

Writing that is not meant to be taken literally

The central message the author is trying to get across to the reader

When a story is told using, "I"

The main character in a literary work

The point in the plot when something happens to determine the course of events

any material that comes after the resolution that wraps up loose ends.

Compairing 2 things with the words, "Like or as"

When the word is spelled like the sound it makes

The time and place of the action.

The act of creating a character

A point of view using "he" "she" "him" "her" "they" or "them"

conflict a person has with someone else

A type of character whose attitude or outlook on life changes. They have an epiphany

the struggle between two opposing forces

The unknotting or untying of the conflict

the time of the action, the main characters and the basic situation are introduced here.

conflict a person has in their own mind

Events leading to the climax

The sequence of event in a literary work

The opposite of what is expected to happen

when two contradictory terms are used together. ex: bitter sweet, jumbo shrimp

An over exaggeration to make a point

the use of similar consonant sounds at the beginning of words

An essay that tells a story, true or fictional that has a point

The feeling a reader gets when they read a story

A life changing event or revelation that changes the way a character lives or views their life.

a character that shows ONE character trait throughout a story; a one dimensional character.

a character that exhibits many different emotions, a multi-dimensional character.

Events leading to the resolution

Giving things that are not alive human-like characteristics.

words or phrases that "paint" a picture in the mind of the reader.

The highest point of suspense in a story

Something that represents itself but stands for something else.

Two unlike things are compared but have similar qualities.

A character that opposes the protagonist or an opposing force.

a character whose outlook on life doesn't change from the beginning to the end of the story

the attitude a writer has towards his subject or story.