Literary Terms A
Literary Terms B
Literary Terms C
Figuarative Lang. A
Figuarative Lang. B
100
the time and place in which a story takes place
What is setting?
100
two or more words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings
What are homophones?
100
when an author refers to an earlier time in the story
What is flashback?
100
a comparison that states that one thing is something else without using 'like', 'as', or 'than'
What is a metaphor?
100
a comparison of two different things using 'like', 'as', or 'than'
What is a simile?
200
when a writer provides hints that suggest future events in a story
What is foreshadowing?
200
the message or central idea of a story
What is theme?
200
the emotional feeling of a story
What is mood?
200
giving human qualities to non-human things
What is personification?
200
using repeated sounds in a line or two to create an effect
What is alliteration?
300
the central character in the story
What is a protagonist?
300
a character's stuggle against an outside force
What is an external conflict?
300
a chain of related events that tells what happens in a story
What is plot?
300
a phrase that is made up of words which can't be understood by its original meaning
What is an idiom?
300
an exaggerating of the truth, usually meant to be humorous or funny
What is a hyberbole?
400
a person or thing working against the main character
What is an antagonist?
400
the narrator tells the actions of the characters but doesn't know what they are thinking or feeling
What is third person point of view?
400
a struggle within a character's own mind
What is an internal conflict?
400
writing that means exactly what it says
What is literal language?
400
words that sound like their meaning that help us form mental pictures
What is onomatopoeia?
500
using a system of representations for something that stands for something else
What is symbolism?
500
the narrator tells the story and knows what everyone is thinking and feeling
What is omniscient point of view?
500
a type of literary work
What is genre?
500
writing that appeals to the senses that set the tone or mood of the story
What is imagery?
500
used to make writing more interesting by helping readers see and feel the ideas written
What is figurative language?
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