Literary Terms (Literary Devices)

Position from which the story is told

Plot that builds to climax

Writer's attitude toward his or her subject

A conversation between characters; can be used to move the action along.

Where and when a story takes place

In a story, the highest or most intense point in the development

Force or character working against the main character in a story

The main character in a story

Anything that stands for or represents something else

Hints that the author gives of things that are to come in the story.

A character that stays the same throughout a story

The introduction of setting, character, and basic situation in a story

Universal idea or lesson about life; understood by most cultures

Story told in first person and is a true

Atmosphere or feeling we get from the story

A piece of prose that can be read in one sitting

To chart the course of a story

A character that undergoes a major change over the course of the story

Set of actions bringing the story to an end

A character telling the story is taking part in the story; i.e. I, me, my

Conclusion of the story

Problem or struggle between opposing forces