Final Exam Review

An event that occurs that directly contradicts the expectation of the audience or characters.

Words used to suggest the opposite of what is said.

A character or force causing a problem in the story.

Descriptive language used to create word pictures for the reader.

Vantage point from which the story is told.

Used creatively by the writer and is not meant to be taken literally.

Literary device that calls attention to the difference between appearance and reality.

The atmosphere of a story.

Beginning of a story; establishes the setting and introduces the characters

Central character who faces an obstacle in the story.

The use of the same word, phrase, or sound more than once for emphasis.

Events that lead to the climax

When the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of only one main character.

Time and place of the action

Central to the action of a story.

When the character in the story tells the story him/herself.

Makes a comparison between two or more things that are similar in some ways but unalike.

Makes a reference to something in history, religion, or literature.

Ordinary form of written language

When the narrator knows all the thoughts and feelings of all the main characters 

Occurs after the climax of the story when the author ties up loose ends.

Used when the writer means exactly what he/she states in words.

Sequence of events in a literary work from the exposition to the resolution

The practice of giving human characteristics to nonliving things.

A speaker or character who tells the story to the reader. 

A struggle between two opposing forces

The end.

Compares two or more things using like or as.

Event that sets the plot in motion

The narrator only has knowledge of the characters by what they say and do.

Compares two things without using like or as.

The use of similar grammatical patters to express ideas that are related or equal importance

The classification of literature to which a piece of work belongs.

The turning point of the story.