L To J Literary Term Review #1

The use of words that imitate their meaning with their sound (hiss, clang, sizzle, etc.).

How a story, novel, play, or poem is structured or organized.

The sequence of events that make up a story, the action or what happens in the story.

Human qualities are given to an animal, object, or idea.

A short nonfiction work that deals with one subject.

A writer's use of hints that suggest events that will occur later in the story.

The reason why a character acts, feels, or thinks a certain way.

The repeated use of any element of language - a sound, a word, a phrase, a line, etc.

Show how two or more things are different.

Someone or something that is working against the protagonist.

A form of poetry where there is no regular pattern of rhythm, rhyme, or line length.

A broad generalization about something or someone.

Which of the following is not one of the elements of fiction?

When an author or poet refers to a famous person, place, event, or other work of literature.

The point of highest interest and suspense in the story, novel, or play.

A comparison of two unlike things that have something in common.

The ordinary form of spoken and written language.

Words or phrases that come before or after an unfamiliar word that help explain its meaning.

The perspective from which a story is told.

An extreme exaggeration.

The time and place of the action of the story.

A conversation between two or more characters.

The message about life or human nature communicated by a work of literature.

Writing that tells about real people, places, and events.

How a person changes from the beginning to the end of a story or book.

The sense of growing tension or excitement felt by a reader.

The feeling in the reader that the author is trying to create (tension, suspense, joy, etc.)

The beginning of a plot in a story or play, where the setting and characters are created.

Show how two or more things are alike.

Teaches a lesson about human nature, often featuring animals that speak and act like humans.

The most important thing the author is attempting to get the reader to understand.

A struggle between two opposing forces.

The lesson taught by a story, especially a fable.

The techniques an author uses to create and develop a character.

Based on fact, a story that tells about something that really happened in the past.