reading literary terms

a word or phrase that imitates a sound (boom!)

the action of the story and events of a story

the bad character

a type of literature that tells a made up story

a comparison that shows a relationship between 2 things

restating something using different words

the good character

a classification of literature, such as fiction, drama, poetry.....

the extra sense that the word implies, not the literal meaning

a more generally stated topic concerning a passage's main ideas, moral of a story

a comparison of two unlike things using words like "like or as"

vowel sounds that are the same or repeat

What a piece of writing is mostly about.

use of vivid description to create a picture in the reader's mind

gives clues that suggest what might happen in the future

a folktale usually with talking animals that always has a moral to it

the dictionary definition of the word

words or phrases or sentences that give meaning to unknown words

the viewpoint or relationship of the narrator to the story

When the detail is directly stated.

the most exciting part of the story and turning point

the solution to the story, how it ends

a type of literature that is about real life facts (people, places, events...)

a saying that can not be literally translated, used phrase (let the cat out of the bag)

when an idea is inferred or not directly stated.

Words that begin with the same consonant letter (silly Sally sat silently.)

a comparison of two unlike things not using "like" or "as"

gives animals or objects human qualities

interrupting the story with events from the past

a folktale about gods and goddesses

gives the main idea and important details of a passage in a shorter version

a statement meaning the opposite of what is literally stated

words that contradict (jumbo shrimp)

use of exaggeration

the time and place that a story happens

When a story starts at the conflict.