Literature Vocabulary

Reason for or intent in writing.

Main events of a play, novel, movie, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence.

A distinctive type or category of literary composition, such as the epic, tragedy, comedy, novel, and short story.

The main idea or underlying meaning a writer explores in a novel, short story, or other literary work.

A way of expressing oneself that does not use a word's strict or realistic meaning.

A type of writing that gives the reader information about a character.

Components of a story that are not the main body of text. Exp. contents, index, glossary, headings, bold words

Conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or movie

The place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place.

The "flip side" of the Problem Element.

The mode [that] fiction writers use to show what is happening at any given moment in the story.

Way the author organizes info. in text. (description, chronology, compare/contrast, problem/solution, cause/effect, etc)

Picture or drawing in a book, magazine, etc. : an example or story that is used to make something easier to understand.

A brief statement or account of the main points of something.

A title or explanation for a picture or illustration, as in a magazine, newspaper, or book.

The most obvious or non-figurative sense of a word or words.

A conflict that affects the characters or causes big disasters but is usually solved at the end.

The mood implied by an author's word choice and the way that the text can make a reader feel.

Effects that are imitative of sounds called for in the script of a dramatic production.

Use the five senses (sight, touch, sound, taste, and smell) to add depth of detail to writing.

The general subject of a paragraph or essay.