Literary terms-1
Comparison between to unlike things using "like" or "as"
What is a simile?
This is the time and place in which the story takes place.
What is the setting?
The story of someone's life written by that person
What is an autobiography.
Giving human-like characteristics to something non-human.
What is personification?
A person who tells the story.
What is narrator?
Any person, place or action that represents something more than just its literal meaning.
What is a symbol?
The method an author uses to reveal characters and their various personalities.
What is characterization?
The high and/or turning point in a literary work
What is climax?
Struggle between forces in a story
What is conflict?
Writing based on facts
What is non-fiction?
The sequence of events in a literary work.
What is plot?
The part of a story where the plot becomes increasingly complicated and dramatic?
What is the rising action?
A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
What is a metaphor?
This is a character's reason for doing something, especially one that is hidden or not obvious.
What is motive?
Conversation between characters in a literary work
What is dialogue?
This evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions
What is mood?
Use of words to appeal to the five senses by describing how something tastes, looks, sounds, feels or smells.
What is imagery?
Contrast between what is expected and what actually occurs.
What is irony?
Clues and hints ahead of time of events to come.
What is foreshadowing?
Rival or enemy of the main character or protagonist
Who is the antagonist?
This is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. It does not describe in detail the person or thing to which it refers.
What is allusion?
As a literary device, this is the central topic or idea explored in a text.
What is theme?
Hero or main character in a literary work
Who is the protagonist?
These are the four main literary types:poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and drama, with each varying in style, structure, subject matter, and the use of figurative language.
What is a genre?
It refers to the same consonant sounds in words coming together.
What is an Alliteration?