Literary Terms "A-Z"
Character Conflict
Character Building
Plot Curve
Literary Terms Misc.
100
The same sound is used in repetition.
What is alliteration?
100
Brother versus Sister
What is Character vs. Character?
100
Using I to tell a story
What is 1st Person?
100
Answers any final questions for the reader
What is resolution?
100
Using like or as to compare
What is a simile?
200
The character that opposes or fights the main character.
What is the antagonist?
200
Katniss versus the Capitol
What is Character vs. society?
200
Main character of the story
What is a protagonist?
200
The highest intensity in a plot
What is the climax?
200
Giving an item human characteristics
What is personification?
300
When a writer uses opinion versus fact.
What is Bias?
300
Man versus a bear and rocky rapids
What is Character vs. Nature?
300
Using "he," "she," or "they"
What is 3rd person?
300
Background character and setting information
What is the exposition?
300
Buzz! Pop! Boom!
What is onomatopoeia?
400
Hints within a text that can help you determine the meaning of a word.
What are context clues?
400
Struggle within your own self - do you lie or tell the truth?
What is Character vs. self? (Internal)
400
Name the conflict type.
What is character vs. character?
400
Begins to close the story and answer questions
What is falling action?
400
Comparison without using like or as
What is a metaphor?
500
1st Person or 3rd Person
What is Point of View?
500
You must fight the aliens that have landed.
What is Character vs. Supernatural?
500
Using emotions such as anger or happiness to help the reader understand _____________.
What is mood?
500
Events leading the reader to the most intense moment of the story
What is rising action?
500
To overexaggerate
What is hyperbole?