Literature Terms

Pointing out differences between things

Perspective the story is told from

A comparison of two things, DOES NOT contain "like" or "as"

A message about life or human nature that is conveyed by a literary work

A logical guess or conclusion based on the evidence

The part of the plot that introduces the characters and establishes the main conflict

Using what you already know to guess what will happen

Occurs when the writer provides hints that suggest future events of the story

The narrator is not a character in the story and tells the story using third-person pronouns

The words that the characters speak out loud

An interruption of the action to present a scene that took place at an earlier time

A contrast between what is expected and what actually exists or happens

Identifying similarities between things

A comparison of two things, containing "like" or "as"

The feeling that a literary work conveys to the reader

The part of the plot that is the point of greatest interest or suspense

A struggle within the character

The character struggles with another character or some outside force

the narrator is a character in the story and tells the story using first person pronouns: I, me

The final stage of the plot when the problem is solved or the story is brought to a close

A character who provides a striking contrast to the main character

The sequence of related events that make up a story

A struggle between opposing forces