Comp II Literary Terms

the time, place, physical details, and circumstances under which a situation occurs

a struggle between opposing forces; may be external or internal

when 2 unlike things are compared USING LIKE OR AS in order to illuminate a quality of one

describing nonhuman animals, objects, or ideas as though they possess human qualities/emotions

a statement whose intended meaning is the opposite of its literal one.

the author's attitude toward the subject matter or toward the reader/audience

a story's main message or moral

a person who tells a story, or a voice fashioned by the author to recount a narrative

the sequence of events in a story

refers to words and groups of words that exaggerate or alter the usual meanings of the words

a person responsible for the thoughts and actions within a story, poem, or other literature

the main or central character of a work of literature

the conversation between characters in a drama or narrative

the comparison of two unlike things to illuminate a particular quality or aspect of one of them

refers to words that do not deviate from their defined meaning

the outcome of the conflict in a play or story

turning point of a narrative work; point of highest tension or drama

the feeling the reader gets from a work of literature

language that portrays sensory experiences and appeals to the 5 senses

the perspective from which the story is told

a collection of events that tells a story placed in a particular order and recounted 

The opponent or enemy of the main character

the means through which an author reveals a character's personality - direct or indirect

a distinctive type or category of literary composition, such as the epic, tragedy, comedy, etc.