Literary Terms

The genre of literature where an individual tells his or her OWN life story

A feeling of curiosity. The reader is waiting to find out what will happen next

Literature written in verse and has profound meaning

A story, novel, or play about imaginary characters and events

Man vs. Man, Man vs. Society, Man vs. Nature

Sequence of events-exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution

Character that doesn't change throughout the story

The atmosphere or feeling within a work of literature

The genre of literature written for performances

The character of force in conflict with the main character

The message in a work of literature

The conclusion-where the complications of the plot are solved

The author's attitude towards his or her subject

A struggle between two opposing forces

A character that develops throughout the story

A work of literature that describes actual people, places, and events

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

Contradicts the expectations of the character or reader

From whose perspective the story is relayed

(man vs. self)

Highest point of suspense/turning point of the story

When words are used to suggest the opposite of what is actually meant

Background information

Anything that appears on the surface to be one thing. Carries a hidden meaning

The genre of literature where an individual tells the life story of someone else

The time and place of the action in a work of literature- period, date, season, location

A person who takes part in the action of a literary work