8th Grade Lit Terms

the overall feeling in a story

a logical conclusion about the story based on details in the story

the time and place the story occurs

one person narrates the story, only shows their own thoughts

the character that goes against the main character

the author gives the reader hints of what is to come in the story

the problem in the story

the main character of the story

the central or main idea of the work

the narrator is outside the story, only sees on character's perspective

a series of related events which form a story

the tensions an author uses to create a feeling of discomfort

the personality of the character is revealed through speech, thoughts, etc.

a short story that teaches a moral or principle

a character that remains the same

the author goes back in time to show an event that happened at an earlier time and place

the author tells the reader the personality of the character

a reference to a historical or literary figure or event

when you expect one thing to happen and the opposite happens

the narrator is outside the story, sees from all characters' perspectives

a character that changes in some important way

the author's attitude towards the subject or chracters