Lit. Terms (Part II)

Word choice and use in speech or writing

Alliteration

struggle within the mind of a character –the resolution of which creates plot suspense

an idea or feeling that a word evokes in addition to its primary or literal meaning

things become intense /questions being asked

a character in a story who supports a major character

the main events in a story

General character or attitude of writing

struggle between characters OR character & outside force

undergoes little to no change throughout the story

An over exaggeration

implied, though not plainly expressed -it is understood

A film presenting political, social, or historical matter in a factual & informative way

Speech by one person in a book or play

A literary presentation of serious action where the main character meets a disastrous fate

undergoes a great deal of change throughout the story

A main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work

The one telling the story

Two opposing ideas or words are joined to create an effect

people/problems introduced

peak of story /most important point

A literary work that imitates the characteristic style of an author for comedy or ridicule

Lending human qualities, emotions or ambitions to a non-human object or being

Literary device in which a past event is inserted into the normal chronological order

ending /problems all resolved /conclusion of story

Building/process of creating a character’s background (personality, appearance, back story)

Conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book or a play

A character that is central to the development and resolution of the plot

The mental pictures the readers experience while reading (using all 5 senses)

Time / place / location of a story

How a character is portrayed to the audience (readers)

An account of a person’s life written by someone else

The perspective from which the story is told

Used to suggest an upcoming outcome to the story

The leading character of a story

Less intense /questions being answered