English I Literary Terms Review

the relationship between the storyteller to the story (angle or perspective)

a predictable character type

a question asked only for effect, not because an answer is expected

talking to an animal, object, or person (absent or dead) as if he/she/it could respond

adds complications or details to the story to advance the plot

a character contrasted by another character to emphasize their difference

variation of language; the way people talk in particular region or group

a struggle within a character's heart or mind

a brief fictional prose narrative that may be read in one sitting

conversation between characters

the struggle between two opposing forces

the person telling the story

the author directly states a character's traits

the repetition of similar vowel sounds

the main character of a work that the passage concentrates on

the contrast between what is and what appears to be; something unexpected

refers to a category or type of literature based on content, style, or form

any person, animal, or object in a story

the method of creating or developing a character's personality

a contrast of words; you say one thing but mean something else

factual (true) prose writing, such as biographies, autobiographies, essays

words that imitate sounds

the attitude the writer takes towards his subject or audience

a comparison between two unlike things not using the words like or as

a pair of contradictory words used for their poetic effect

a comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as"

the main or underlying idea, which is usually expressed as a general statement about life

giving an animal or object human characteristics

a break in the time sequence when a character remembers the past

to repeat a word, line, phrase, or entire stanza to emphasize something important

the emotional quality of the work; the atmosphere of a story; feeling author creates

a literary work that deals with the unexplained, unknown, or unsolved

sequence of events in a story; order in which things occur

occurs when a character struggles with an outside force

a contrast of expectations; expecting one thing to happen but the opposite happens instead

the result of the climax

a statement that seems to be contradictory but proves to be true

introduction of the story - reader exposed to characters, setting, and situations

the audience or reader sees a character's mistakes or misunderstanding, but character doesn't

the time and place in which a story, play, or novel occurs

a growing feeling of excitement or anxiety that makes the reader wonder what will happen

repetition of initial consonant sounds

an exaggeration or overstatement to prove a point

A literary work of the imagination, may be based on truth, but not entirely true

the author's choice and arrangement of words or genres

person, place, event, or object which stands for or represents something else

the final outcome of the entire story

clues or hints to the future to prepare reader for upcoming plot developments

any person or force that opposes or works against the main character; opponent or enemy

the ordinary form of written language; not poetry