Literary Terms
a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind
What is simile?
a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.
What is conflict?
a type of communication that does not use a word's strict or realistic meaning
What is figurative language?
a scene in a movie, novel, etc., set in a time earlier than the main story.
What is flashback?
be a warning or indication of (a future event).
What is foreshadowing?
the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual.
What is character?
existing only in the imagination.
What is imagery?
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
What is a metaphor?
the SI base unit of length (equivalent to approximately 39.37 inches), first introduced as a unit of length in the metric system.
What is a meter?
a temporary state of mind or feeling.
What is mood?
the creation or construction of a fictional character.
What is characterization?
the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form
What is personification?
a plan made in secret by a group of people to do something illegal or harmful.
What is plot?
a particular attitude or way of considering a matter.
What is Point of View?
correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words, especially when these are used at the ends of lines of poetry.
What is rhyme?
a poet's deliberate pattern of lines that rhyme with other lines in a poem or a stanza.
What is rhyme scheme?
a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound.
What is rhythm?
the place or type of surroundings where something is positioned or where an event takes place.
What is setting?
a person who speaks
What is speaker?
a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem; a verse.
What is a stanza?
the arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex.
What is structure?
a thing that stands for or represents something else
What is symbol/symbolism?
the subject of a talk, a piece of writing, a person's thoughts, or an exhibition; a topic.
What is theme?
a musical or vocal sound with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength.
What is tone?
where the story takes place
What is setting?