Literary Terms Final Review

a story with symbolic meaning that teaches a moral principle

a true and factual account of the author's own life story

measured lines of text, which may be rhymed or metered; sonnet, haiku, and limerick

A stoic, mysterious man, says little about himself. No one knows his last name or of his past.

The main idea or concept in a work of literature.

Giving human qualities to an object or animal

a scene that takes the reader to events which happened earlier in time;

instructions to the director and actors indicating setting, movements, and mood

form of text which is written in sentences and paragraphs; nearly all types of literature

a conversation between characters in a story

a concise literary work of prose fiction, developing a single theme, plot, conflict, and climax

the events of a story that follow the climax; the resolution of a story

the person(s) or force in a story in conflict with the protagonist

hints or clues to the reader about what might happen later in the story

the participation relationship between the narrator and the plot of the story

the time and place for the action and events of a story

a comparison - directly referring to it as something other than what it is

stories about real and actual people, places, and events

a story that, although it may seem realistic, is an invention of the author's imagination

a concise literary work of prose fiction, developing a single theme, plot, conflict, and climax

the sequence of action and events with a cause and effect relationship in a literary work

the main or focal character of a story who is engaged in conflict with the antagonist

a person, place, event or object which represents an idea