Literary Terms & Author's Purpose
Hints or clues about what will happen later in the story.
Foreshadowing
This term is used to describe if a character is happy, sad, angry, or mean.
Mood
This genre has books that will have you guessing who did it
Mystery
The underlying message or the central idea the author wants to convey.
Theme
When something nonhuman is given human characteristics, this is known as what literary term?
personification
When an author's writing is trying to get the reader to do something or think a certain way. What is the author's purpose?
To persuade
The main character or hero of the story
The Protagonist
Stories that explore futuristic concepts, advanced technology, or space exploration.
Science Fiction
The sequence of events that drive the narrative forward, showing "what" happens and "why" it happens. It's more than just a list of events; it establishes cause-and-effect relationships between them.
Plot
She sells seashells by the seashore is known as what literary term?
alliteration
This is a type of literature, or artistic writing, that can cause feelings of emotion in the reader. This style of writing uses language, sound, and rhyming.
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Poetry
The people, animals, or beings depicted in a story, play, or other written work.
The Characters
This genre has books that will make you laugh
Humor
The time and place where the story unfolds. It encompasses the environment, both physical and social, that surrounds the characters and influences the plot. It shapes the mood, characters, and conflict of the story.
Setting
I am so hungry, I could eat a horse is an example of what literary term?
hyperbole
When an author writes to give the reader information, what is the author's purpose?
To inform
This character is a mischievous and playful character. He wears a distinctive striped hat and is known for causing chaos and excitement wherever he goes.
The Cat in the Hat
This genre has brief, simplistic tales that teaches the reader a moral or lesson about how to behave in the world. The characters are often animals, but sometimes they are also inanimate objects. Some examples are the Ant and the Grasshopper and the Lion and the Mouse.
Fables
The story is told from the perspective of a character within the story, using pronouns like "I," "me," "my," "we," "us," and "our". The narrator's thoughts, feelings, and interpretations of events are shared directly with the reader.
First Person Point of View
Austin's words were sharp daggers, cutting John down to size is an example of what literary term
metaphor
The author's attitude toward the subject of the story.
Tone
The character who opposes the main character or hero is called?
The Antagonist
Stories that often involve magical elements, mythical creatures, and fantastical settings. Some examples are Harry Potter, Alice and Wonderland, Percy Jackson & the Olympians.
Fantasy
The crucial element of a story, creating tension and driving the plot forward. It can be internal (character vs. self) or external (character vs. another character, nature, society, etc.).
Conflict
They thought the box was heavy, but it was as light as a feather is an example of what literary term?
simile