2015-2016 Lit Terms Set 1

The vantage point from which an author presents the actions and characters of a story.

The underlying meaning of a literary work.

A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing, or idea...

A series of happenings in a literary work

An object, action, person, or situation that suggests a meaning beyond its obvious meaning.

The methods an author uses to acquaint the reader with the characters

A work that takes place partly or entirely in an unreal world

An interruption in the action of a story to show an episode that happened at an earlier time

The method or methods an author uses to maintain a reader's interest

The time and place in which the events of a story occur