Literary Terms

The repetition of initial consonant sounds

Struggle between opposing forces.

Type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics.

The writer's attitude toward his/her audience and subject.

Use in a literary work of clues that suggest events that have yet to occur

A speaker or character who tells a story

The use of words that imitate sounds.

Writing that tells a story.

A conversation between characters

The time and place of the action.