Unit 2.5- Literary Terms

What is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words “like” or “as"?

What type of characterization relies on providing details about a character without stating them out right?

What are the main events of a play, novel, or movie called?

What is the use of words or images to represent specific concepts, people, objects, or events called?

An antagonist must be a human or other living creature.

What is the part of the plot called where the reader finds out the outcome of the climax?

What is the overall emotion and atmosphere that the author intends the reader to feel while reading called?

"Mary must move her Mozda" is an example of what literary device?

The antagonist is the character who typically drives the action in the story.

What is the literary device that reflects the author's attitude toward the subject matter?

What word is used to describe the character that is the focus of the story?

What is the section of the plot that follows the climax called?

"Life is a highway" is an example of what figurative device?

What is the setting of a story?

What is the literary device characterized by a struggle between two opposing forces called?

Giving physical descriptions of a character is called?

What part of the plot is dedicated to giving the reader background info on characters and establishing the setting?

What part of the plot is a related series of incidents that build toward the point of greatest interest?

What is the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character?