Literary Terms Part 1

"The company was going down like the Titanic." is an example of what?

Is the sequence of events for plot below correct?

a story within a story. It has a “surface story” and another story hidden underneath

A feeling of anticipation that something risky or dangerous is about to happen.

The central idea, topic, or point of a story, essay, or narrative

Figurative and metaphorical language to improve the reader’s experience through their senses.

a person, animal, being, creature, or thing in a story.

"John snapped at the man without warning." is an example of what characterization?

"A police station is robbed" is an example of what?

A literary term where you use “like” or “as” to compare two different things and show a common quality between them.

What is an example of theme?

“The patient boy and quiet girl were both well mannered and did not disobey their mom” is what type of characterization?

Any image or thing that stands for something else

an inanimate object, abstract thing, or non-human animal are given human characteristics

A writer’s tool, or “literary device” that occurs any time the author uses details to teach us about a person.

Opposite of the main character, often a villain (but not always).

It occurs when there are two contradicting meanings of the same situation, event, image, sentence, phrase, or story.

"The leaves danced in the wind" is an example of what?

"Life is a roller coaster" is an example of what?

“You’re acting like such a Scrooge!” is an example of _______________

A common figure of speech that makes a comparison by directly relating one thing to another unrelated thing

The highest point of tension or drama in a narratives’ plot

A dove is a ______________ for peace.

"the main character"

"I'm as cool as a cucumber." is an example of what?

The emotion the author strives to evoke in the reader. This is the feeling YOU, as the reader, experience.

A symbolic image or idea that appears frequently in a story

The “feel” of a piece of writing through word choice. How the author feels about something

The word choice and phrasing in any written or spoken text. The overall sense of your work.

The time and place (or when and where) of the story.