Literary Terms (Review)

"Opportunity knocked on the door" is an example of...

Who is telling the story

The pattern of events in a literary work

The story is told from the perspective of an outside observer

Main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work 

A character or force in conflict with the main character/protagonist

"The burning wood hissed and crackled" is an example of...

A struggle between two opposing forces or characters (especially motivating plot)

"He's as busy as a bee" is an example of...

An indirect comparison, comparing two unlike things using like or as

An internal struggle a character has with him/herself

Used by the author to acquaint readers with characters; describing personality traits and behaviors

The writer’s attitude toward his or her audience and subject

The main character in a literary work

"You snore louder than a freight train" is an example of...

The person, animal, or objects in a literary work

A struggle between two or more characters

"Time is money" is an example of...

Giving human qualities to an object, an animal, or an idea

A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect

The feeling or atmosphere created in the reader by a literary work

Words that imitate sounds

The time and place in which events occur

A direct comparison, comparing two things without using like or as

The story is told from the perspective of a character in the story

A struggle between one or more characters and nature

"Chocolate is her Achille's Heel" is an example of...

A struggle between one or more characters and their community/society

A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art

Concrete details (words or phrases) appealing to the senses; vivid language to represent ideas, objects or actions