Literary Terms

When the reader or audience knows something a character does not

Word choice to create a specific effect is 

Direct speech between characters in a literary work is

A direct comparison of dissimilar objects, usually using like or as

What is the third part of a plot diagram?

Pattern of rhyme among lines of poetry

The method of returning to an earlier point in time to make the present clearer

The sequence of events in a literary work

What is the second part of a plot diagram?

Repetition of the initial consonant sounds of words (Peter Piper)

Repetition of vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds (long gone)

What is the first element of a plot diagram?

Hint of what is to come in a literary work

A character is alone and speaks his or her thoughts aloud

A short speech intended for the audience but not heard by the other characters on stage

The struggle between two or more opposing forces is

A recurring feature of a literary work that is related to the theme

A group of lines forming a unit in a poem

The vantage point or perspective from which a literary work is told

What is the fifth element of a plot diagram? (both names for it)

One thing (object, person, place) used to represent something else

The use of a word whose sound imitates its meaning

What is the fourth element of a plot diagram? 

The main character in a literary work

A reference to something well-known that exists outside the literary work

Technique that keeps the reader guessing what will happen next  

The time and place of a literary work

Standardized, conventional ideas about characters, plots and settings

When there is a difference between what is expected and what actually occurs

A phrase that consists of two words that are contradictory

Extreme exaggeration to add meaning

Language that appeals to the five senses

A comparison between unlike objects

Type or category to which a literary work belongs

When the speaker says one thing but means the opposite

The voice in a poem; the person or thing that is speaking

The underlying main idea of a literary work

The author’s attitude toward the subject of a work.

Character that is the source of conflict in a literary work

The manner in which an author develops characters and their personalities is

A figure of speech in which non-human things are given human characteristics

Repetition of similar or identical sounds: “look and crook”