Literary Terms #1

"Your room is a pig sty" is an example of?

Free-verse is poetry that has irregular lines and may or may not rhyme

The events are told by someone outside the story.

The writer directly states the character's traits or characteristics

Quality of a character; what a character is like

Inference is just a guess the reader makes.

Reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, work of art to make a comparison

Writer allows the reader to draw his/her conclusions as to what a character is like

A brief story, usually with animal characters, that teaches a lesson or a moral

Problem or struggle between a character and an outside force

The highest point of action in a story, often the turning point

A character who changes over the course of a story

An example of internal conflict is character vs character.

A narrative is the speaker or character telling a story.

The events are told by a character in the story.

The speaker or character who is telling the story.

Form of non-fiction in which a writer tells the life story of another person

A word or phrase which means something different from what it says-usually a metaphor

A lesson taught by a literary work.

"I have a ton of homework." is an example of hyperbole.

Repetition of similar initial consonant sounds in order to create a musical or rhythmic effect/tongue twister

Author's use of hints or clues to give a reader an idea of what may happen next.

Writing that tells about imaginary characters and events

Reason that explains or partially explains a character's thoughts, feelings, actions, or speech

Situation where the opposite of what is expected to occur or exist does occur or exist

Imagery is when an author uses words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the 5 senses

Vague or indefinite statement that is made to cover many cases

When a story stops and goes back in time is an example of.....

Atmosphere or feeling an author creates within the piece of writing