Literary Vocabulary

drama, science fiction, comedy

flashback

spoof, a mockery of something: used to criticize and poke fun at something

When you want to let people know about an event that is yet to occur, you can use

using an object or action that means something more than its literal meaning.

one who tells a story

literary device writers use to show events that happened before the current action of a story

are usually repetitions of a single word or phrase

The author wrote.. According to the text... I know because.. For example..

attitude of a writer toward a subject or an audience.

a literary devices where the author ridicules specific people groups or aspects

words or phrases are repeated in a literary work

gives human traits and qualities, such as emotions, desires, sensations, gestures and speech

turning point of a narrative work is its point of highest tension and drama

when something happens that is opposite from what is expected.

the moral message or lesson the author wants you to learn from the story

is described with adjectives—dark, warm, foreboding, peaceful.

occurs right after the climax, when the main problem of the story resolves.

Where a story takes place

a secondary strand of the plot that supports the side story or the main plot.

The classroom was a zoo.

buzz, boom, chirp, roar

describe something so that it appeals to our sense of smell, sight, taste, touch, or hearing

chunking the text, circle unfamiliar words, make note in margins, make connections

love, courage, hope friendship, honesty

literary term used to describe the events that make up a story, or the main part of a story.