9th Grade Literary Terms (1-10)

Person or thing working against the main character or hero of a story

short summary of a humorous event to make a point

The problems; something vs. something else

Author's own account of his/her own life

Comparison of two or more similar objects

Story of a person's life written by someone else

Direct conversation between characters

Outcome of the story

story in which characters, things, or actions respects or lead to a strong moral or lesson

Literary reference to a familiar thing