Literary terms

The contrast between what a character knows and what the reader or audience knows

The character or force against which the main character is pitted

Reference to a familiar historical or literary person, place, thing or event

A character who provides a striking contrast to another character

When the narrator is all-knowing

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When human qualities are attributed to an object, animal, or idea

The central character in a story or a play is the

This occurs when a character is pitted against an outside force

The part of the story where complications develop, conflict intensifies, building to a climax

The attitude a writer takes towards a subject is called

The final resolution or clarification of the plot

This occurs when someone says one thing but means another

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Exaggeration for emphasis or humor is

Occurs after the climax and shows the results of major events and ties up loose plot ends

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Occurs when a character or reader expects one thing to happen but something else happens

The writer's unique use of language is known as

A struggle that takes place within a character is an

A comparison between two like things

The narrative method or perspective is the

Simplified or stock characters are known as

The moment when the interest and emotional intensity reach their highest point

The central idea or message in literature

A person, place, or object that represents something beyond itself is a

When an author communicates ideas beyond literal meanings he/she is using

A character who undergoes a change is a

Point-by-point comparison between two things that are alike in some respect

Part of story that introduces characters, setting, and events that happened prior to the story

When the narrator uses personal pronouns such as I, we, they

When events are related through the eyes of one character

A comparison between two things using "like" or "as"

A contrast between what is expected and what happens

Struggle between opposing forces

The feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates is the __________