Literary Term Definition Review

Where and when a story takes place

A saying whose meaning is established by popular usage and cannot be determined by the words in the saying

When the reader knows something at least one of the characters doesn't know

The character who is the opposition against the main character

When a direct comparison between two things includes the words 'like' or 'as'

An exaggeration that is not meant to be taken literally

The feeling a story evokes in the reader

When the narrator isn't in the story and can tell the reader everything about everyone

When a scene interrupts present action to takes the reader to a previous time

The three functions of setting are:

When an author uses vivid description that targets the reader's senses

When conflict occurs between a character and an animal or force of weather

When what the reader expects to happen doesn't happen

A recurring element that has symbolic significance to a story

When a character in the story is the narrator, this is which point of view?

When an indirect comparison is made between two things

The turning point of the story where a decisions is made is called...

A joke that highlights the different spellings and meanings of the same word

When a conflict occurs between two characters in the story

When the reader has to infer what a character is like

When the narrator isn't in the story and the reader only sees things from one characters point of view

When a character says something but means something else

When the author provides clues about what is to come in the story

The attribution of human characteristics to something nonhuman

When a person, place, thing, or event represents something beyond itself

An idea or concept that the author wishes to convey to the reader

The series of events that create conflict and build to the point of decision marking is which part of the plot?

The character who is striving to achieve a goal

The major conflicts of the story have been solved and loose ends are tied up during...

Background information of characters and setting is revealed during which part of the plot?

A reference to a person, place, thing, event, literary work, etc. that helps support theme, characterization, or setting

When the conflict occurs between a character and an organization or institution

The attitude an author has towards that subject matter

When the narrator tells the reader exactly what a character is like

When a character is struggling within their mind about a moral or emotional dilemma

The conflict unravels and moves towards the final solution during which part of the plot?