Literary Terms

the background to a story

A reference in a work of literature to something outside the work

the manner in which an author expresses his or her attitude

the mode of expression in language

the methods involved in telling a story

A speaker's, author's, or character's disposition toward or opinion of a subject

a comparison without the use of like or as

the vantage point in a story where the narrator can know,see, and report whatever they choose

visual, auditory, or tactile images evoked by words of literary work

the management of language for a specific effect

the structure of a sentence

a comparison using like or as

Techniques of deploying the sound of words

a figure of speech where the intent and actual meaning differ

writing that uses figure of speech

a phrase for the linguistic devices or techniques that a writer can use

the main thought expressed by a work

word choice

the devices used in effective or persuasive language

writing that seeks to arouse the reader's disapproval of an object by ridicule

a story in which people, things, and have another symbolic meaning

any of the several vantage points from which a story is told

the arrangement of materials within a work

something that is simultaneously itself and a sign of something else

items or parts that make up a larger picture or story