:Literary Terms

Expression that are not literally true

When a character has a struggle within himself/herself

A logical guess based on evidence from the text

The sequence of related events in a story

When the story is told by one of the characters

Giving human qualities to something that isn't human

An expression whose meaning is different from its literal meaning (ex: raining cats and dogs)

Most important point a writer wishes to express

An interruption of events to show something that happened earlier

Figure of speech that compares two unlike things at length

When a character has a problem with an outside force

The techniques an author uses to create characters

The struggle between opposing forces

The contrast between what is expected to happen and what actually happens

The people, animals, or imaginary creatures in a work of literature

The end of the story where loose ends are tied up and conflicts are resolved

The person who tells the story

A comparison between two things using like or as

A feeling of growing tension or excitement

The perspective from which a story is told

The reason an author made a work, such as to entertain or persuade

The meaning, message, or moral of the story

The time and place of the story

Order in which events happen in time

The turning point of a story where the reader's interest is most high

Words and phrases that appeal to the senses

A reference to a famous person, piece of literature, or historical event

The story is told from a voice outside of the action

Expresses the writer's attitude

Words that characters speak

Putting a text in your own words

Hints that suggest future events in a story

A comparison that doesn't use like or as

Feeling that a literary work conveys to readers