HARD LTERARY TERMS
The life time of a character
EVEN HARDER LITERARY TERMS!!
Literary terms most likely used by the author
Over view of the story
100
the repetition of initial consonant sounds. Used to draw attention to certain words or ideas, to imitate sounds and to create musical effects.
What is alliteration
100
in the plot of the story the exposition or introduction, introduces the character
What is exposition
100
a type of literature
What is genre
100
a figure of speech in which something is described as though it were something else. Points out a similarity between two unlike things
What is metaphor
100
the outcome of the conflict i the plot
What is resolution
200
is a character or a force in conflict with the main character, or protagonist
What is antagonist
200
highly imaginative writing that contains elements not found in real life
What is fantasy
200
real events, places or people are incorporated into a fictional or made up story
What is historical fiction
200
a reason that explains a character's thoughts, feeling actions or speech
What is motive
200
the time and place of the action, used to create a feeling or atmosphere
What is setting
300
is the feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage
What is atmosphere or mood
300
writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally, used to state ideas
What is figurative language
300
images or phrases that appeal to one or more of the 5 senses
What is imagery
300
a type of figurative speech in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics
What is personification
300
a figure of speech that uses like or as to make a direct comparison between two unlike ideas
What is simile
400
a person or animal that takes a part in the action of a literary work
What is character
400
is the authors use of clues to hint at what might happen later In the story, used to build suspense
What is foreshadowing
400
a conclusion drawn from evidence or reasoning
What is inference
400
the sequence of events in a story
What is plot
400
a central message, concern, or purpose in a literary work. It is NOT a summary of the plot.
What is theme
500
the struggle between opposing forces
What is conflict
500
a character struggles with an outside force such as another character, or a force of nature
What is external conflict
500
takes place in the mind of a character. the character struggles to make a decision, take an action or overcome an obstacle
What is internal conflict
500
is the perspective from which the story is told
What is point of view
500
is a message about life that is expressed regularly in many different cultures and time periods
What is universal theme
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