Literary Terms

Character Terms

100

This is the main character of the story. They are not necessarily the "good guy".

Protagonist

200

There are 6 types of these in a story the creates the central problem at the heart of the story

Conflict

300

This type of character goes through the most personal change in the story and are overall well-rounded. 

Round Character

400

These characters are mainly cookie cutter and go through no true change or growth 

Stock Character

500

These conflicting types of characters contrast one another and are not necessarily the good guy vs. the bad guy. 

Foil

Structure and Plot

100

This is the first step of plot mountain. 

Exposition

200

This is the part of plot mountain that is where the main conflict is solved

Climax

300

This is when a story goes back in time to explain what is happening in the present

Flashback

400

This is the final part of plot mountain

Resolution

500

This is when an author hints at a future event

Foreshadowing 

Illustrative Language

100

"His face was like a marble carving"

Simile

200

BOOM, POW, BLAM are some examples of this

Onomatopeia

300

This type of irony is when the reader knows more than the character in a story

Dramatic Irony

400

"My sister is the devil"

Metaphor

500

"The room was filled with deafening silence"

Oxymoron

Narrator/Speaker Terms

100

This POV uses "he, she, they" etc. 

3rd

200

This POV uses "you, your" etc. 

2nd

300

This narrator tells the story from the 1st person POV but their retelling can't entirely be trusted. 

Unreliable Narrator

400

This type of narrator always interrupts the narration

Intrusive Narrator

500

Kim is this type of narrator

Naive