Literature Terms

The part of the story that presents the background information about characters and conflict

Sweet and sour is an example of:

Type of irony where the reader or audience knows something the character(s) do not

A reference in a story to something that has already occurred

A reference in a piece of literature to another piece of literature, history, art, or music

If a character changes or grows as a result of the plot events, we call the character

The dictionary definition of a word

When an event occurs that is the opposite of what one might expect to happen

The ending of a literary work that shows how the conflict is resolved

Extreme Exaggeration

The series of events in a story

Comparing two unlike things without using "like" or "as"

The underlying idea or point that the author is trying to express

A literary work that is not true

A character who has many sides or traits

Hints or clues about what will happen later in the story

A one-dimensional character