Duplicate of 50 Literary Terms

A struggle between opposing forces in a story

a story passed down from generation to generation

the stage of a story when the story begins to come to a close

the instructions to actors in a play

an expression that does not mean what its words literally say

The ideas and feelings associated with a word

the point of greatest interest in a story (turning point)

a traditional story that answers questions about human nature or how the world began

a comparison that does not use "like" or "as"

how writers choose to narrate a story

a comparison that uses "like" or "as"

The way a writer creates and develops characters

a long work of fiction

informational writing about real people and events

a feeling of growing tension

the time and place of a story

The force working against the protagonist, or main character, in a story, play or novel

the main character a story revolves around

a play written to be a movie

the feeling a writer creates for the reader

writing that tells a made up story

Words are used in imaginative ways to express ideas that are not literally true.

a short work of nonfiction that deals with a single subject

an exaggerated figure of speech

giving human quantities to nonhuman things

the first stage in a story's plot

the voice that tells a story

a quick story intended to make a point

The text of a play, film or broadcast.

a story or novel based on events in history

A word's dictionary definition

an expression that does not mean what its words literally say

when a writer hints about what is going to happen

the stage of a story when the suspense grows and the conflict intensifies

a daily record of a write's thoughts, experiences or feelings

A person's story written by someone else

the lesson a story teaches

highly imaginative, even magical, fiction

the series of events that occur in a story

written conversation between characters

the force working against the main character in a story, novel, or play

A manner of writing. How something is said rather than what is said.

A main character or protagonist in a story

imaginative writing about the future

a person's story or his or her life

A writer's unique use of language that allows a reader to "hear" a human personality.

a category of writing or film

the message or life lesson of a story

The way a writer creates and develops characters

In writing, when the action breaks to look back at earlier events