Literary Terms Dr. Rios

Comparison of two things where one is called something else/comparison not using like or as

Comparing two unlike things by using the words like or as

repeating the same initial consonant sound in the neighboring words

Refers to words, or group of words , that change the usual words meaning

The reason the author decides to write about a specific topic.

Giving human qualities to inanimate (non-living) objects

Using the senses to create a vivid picture (an image)

The last thing you would expect to happen, sometimes creating humor

A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning/ an educated guess

The main idea or meaning of a story

The narrator is an all-knowing outsider who can enter the minds of his characters

A story told from the primary characters perspective

Where and when the story takes place

A character that does not undergo any change

The perspective from which a speaker a speaker/writer tells a story

A word that resembles the sound it represents.

The character or force that opposes protagonist/the bad guy

Using exaggeration for emphasis or effect

The feelings the reader gets from the story

An expression that means something different than what the word actually says

The main character of a story

Authors attitude towards subject

The answer or solution to the confict in the story

A literary or dramatic character who undergoes an important change.

Narrator is an outside source that can tell us what they see,not the thoughts of the character