Words You Should Know

The author’s choice of words based on their correctness, clearness, or effectiveness...

A comparison of two things that are not alike yet have something in common...

A particular variety of language spoken in one place by a distinct group of people...

A question so worded as to suggest the proper or desired answer...

A character in a story or poem who opposes the main character...

The attitude the writer takes toward his/her subject, character, and/or readers...

The repetition of vowel sounds in words...

A short, often witty, statement presenting an observation or a universal truth...

Positive or negative attitudes and feelings associated with a word which influence meaning...

A writer’s use of hints or clues to indicate events that will occur in a story...

The repetition of initial (first) consonant sounds in words...

Giving human qualities to non-human objects or things...

An error in logic...

The outcome of the conflict in a play or story...

Traditional story passed down through generations that explains why the world is the way it is.

An idea that is implied or understood though not directly expressed...

In plot - action that occurs after the climax where conflicts are resolved & mysteries solved..

The repetition of consonant sounds within and at the ends of words...

An instruction to an actor or director written into the script of a play...

Person or voice telling the story; the narrator can be a character in the story or not...

When the end result of a situation is the exact opposite of what was expected...

Use of a word whose sound suggests its meaning, as in clang, buzz, crash...

A comparison of two dissimilar things using the words like, as, than, or resembles...

An incorrect idea that is formed without evidence...

A person (animal or creature) who takes part in the action of a story, novel or a play...

The literal or dictionary definition of a word...

A group of lines forming a unit in a poem...

The high point, or turning point, in a story – usually the most intense point near the end...

The struggle between the opposing forces that moves the plot forward; internal or external...

Poetry that expresses a speaker’s personal thoughts or feelings...

Drawing that makes someone look funny or foolish because some part of the person's appearance..

Those events in a story that lead to a turning point in the action...

An idea that is clearly expressed or communicated...

Wording that attempts to influence an audience by using appeal to emotion or stereotypes...

An intentional exaggeration for emphasis or comic effect; an overstatement...

The main character of a novel, play, or film...

The narrator’s position in relation to the story being told...

A phrase or expression that means something different from what the words actually say...

The time and place of action in a story...

An idea that is held to be true by most people but not backed up with facts...

The feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader...

Words and phrases that create vivid sensory experiences for the reader...

A story or long narrative poem that relates the deeds of a hero...

A quotation inserted at the beginning of a poem, a novel, or any other literary work...

When the speaker means the opposite of what he/she says...

The main idea or the basic meaning of a literary work...

Conversation between two or more characters in a story; advances the action of a story...

Pattern of rhymes in a poem – indicated by a different letter of the alphabet...