Literary Terms

This is the central idea/message of the story.

This is a concrete or physical object that represents an abstract concept.

This is a word that describes words that represents sounds.

This tells the story in either the first, second or third person.

This allows writers to show a specific event that happened before the current action.

The author hints at actions that will come in the future.

This is a writer's vivid description that helps readers visualize.

This is how a writer feels about his subject that comes from the types of words chosen.

This is the most exciting part of a story where all the main conflict comes together.

This is an intentional reference to another literary work to help make connections.

This is where the story takes place.

This is when authors give human traits to animals or some other lifeless object.

This is the problem or struggle faced by the characters in a story.

This is a comparison of two different things, using "like" or "as", to make them more alike.