Literary Terms Part 1

This is where the author goes back to a earlier event in the story

This person is the main character in a story

Author uses clues to hint at what might happen later in the story

Growing interest and excitement readers experience while awaiting a climax or resolution

The turning point of the story

Another word for introduction

The manner in which we express words; the wording used

The dictionary meaning of a word

Time and place of the story

Character or force in conflict with a main character

The sequence of events in a story

A generally inoffensive word or expression used in place of one that may be found offensive

The problem between two characters

This is told in either 1st or 3rd person

Person or animal that takes part in the action of a literary work

Part of the plot that begins to occur when the conflict is introduced; adds complications 

Appeals to your five senses; another word for a picture

The set of ideas associated with a word in addition to its actual meaning

When a character struggles against some outside force, such as another character or nature

Typically follows the climax and reveals its results

Reveals the outcome of the conflict; Conclusion

Exists inside the mind of a character who is torn between different courses of action

How a book makes the reader feel