Duplicate of Literature terms

The use of clues to hint at what might happen later in the story

Brief work of fiction that can usually be read in one sitting

A message about life that is expressed regularly in many different cultures and time periods

Poetry not written in a regular, rhythmical pattern, or meter

Scene within a story that interrupts the sequence of events to relate events from the past

Fictional tale that explains the actions of gods, goddesses and heroes

Sentence that asks a question

Character or force in conflict with the main character

A brief story or poem usually with animal characters that teaches a lesson

Words that imitate a sound

A unifying or dominant idea or motif; the message of a passage

To state in concise form the essential components of something, usually chronologically.

Perspective or vantage point from which a story is told

The turning point in the action of the plot

Two words that express opposite concepts

What is this?

Drawing a comparison in order to show a relationship: Ex. Dog is to cat as shadow is to light

The different divisions of literature (poetry, prose, drama, etc.)

Two opposites that are still true ( jumbo shrimp, thunderous silence)

Conversation between characters

What and where?

The outcome of the conflict in a plot

Humorous, rhyming, five line poem usually with an AABBA scheme

Sentence that states an idea and ends with a period

Regularly repeated line or group of lines in a poem or a song

Sentence that gives an order

To quote specifically or give credit to