AUTHOR'S PURPOSE
STORY MAP
POETRY
NOVELS
LITERARY TERMS
100
A story of a person's life written by someone else.
What is a "biography?"
100
The beginning of a story on the story map.
What is the "start?"
100
This is a comparison of two things using "like" or "as."
What is a "simile?"
100
A person or anything presented as a person or animal in a story.
What is a "character?"
100
This is a general idea about life.
What is "theme?"
200
This is the story of a person's life written by himself/herself.
What is an "autobiography?"
200
The central point or highest peak of interest in the story.
What is the "climax?"
200
The poetic comparison, "your love is a rose," refers to what term?
What is a "metaphor?"
200
This is a conversation between characters.
What is "dialogue?"
200
This is the time and place a story takes place.
What is "setting?"
300
The point where a story has lead to its final outcome.
What is a "conclusion?"
300
After the story starts, this leads to the climax.
What is "rising action?"
300
This refers to the poet's "voice" spoken throughout the poem.
What is "tone?"
300
A person that is the main character, the "good guy" in the story.
What is a "protagonist?"
300
This literary term describes hints and clues to the future that build suspense.
What is "foreshadowing?"
400
Author's work with an important theme. Ex: Greek Mythology-"Achilles' Heel"
What is an "epic?"
400
This takes place after the climax, when the story settles and the confict dies down.
What is "falling action?"
400
This poetic term describes the "picture" the poet paints for the reader.
What is "imagery?"
400
Person who is against the protagonist, the "bad guy."
What is "antagonist?"
400
This literary terms describes a judgement or conclusion based on facts.
What is "inference?"
500
This happens in the plot, when the protagonist is faced with a struggle or opposition.
What is "conflict?"
500
The part of the story after the falling action, it resolves the conflict and ends the story.
What is "resolution?"
500
A poem that expresses the thoughts or feelings of the speaker. This poem is usually sang like a song.
What is a "lyric poem?"
500
This describes who is telling the story? Ex: 1st person, 3rd person
What is "point of view?"
500
This literary term describes the anxiety that a reader feels about what will happen next in the story.
What is "suspense?"
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