Literary Terms review

clues that suggest events that have yet to occur

the writer's attitude toward his/her audience and subject

Type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics

Prose writing that presents and explains ideas or that tells about real people

A long speech expressing the thoughts of a character alone on stage

feeling of curiosity or uncertainty about the outcome of events in a literary work

A central message or insight into life revealed through the literary work. 

A speaker or character who tells a story

Sequence of events in a literary work

I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse! 

The imaginary voice assumed by the writer of a poem. 

The ordinary form of written language 

The use of words that imitate sounds. 

The repetition of initial consonant sounds 

"She is as delicate as a flower."

Figure of speech in which one thing is spoken of as though it were something else

Struggle between opposing forces

Writing that tells a story

explains why a character thinks, feels, acts, or behaves in a certain way

high point of interest or suspense

conversation between characters 

A category or type of literature. 

A brief story about an interesting, amusing, or strange event

Formal division of lines in a poem. 

Writing or speech that appeals to one or more of the senses

A figure of speech in which like or as is used to make a comparison between two unlike ideas