Figures of Speech
Comparison with "Like" or "As"
Simile
When the story is told by a character within the story, using pronouns like "I", "Me", "Myself", and "We."
First Person Point of View
The leading, main character of the text.
Protagonist
Traditional stories that explain gods, origins, and natural phenomena.
Myths
Tone
Uses words to imitate sounds, like "Buzz", "Bang", and "Boom"
Onomatopoeia
Where the narrator speaks directly towards the reader, mainly using "You" to address the reader.
Second Person Point of View
A person who actively opposes the Protagonist, is an adversary.
Antagonist
Stories that involve magic, fantasy events, and mythical creatures. (Example - Jack and the Beanstalk)
Fairy Tales
The time and place in which a story unfolds, the environment.
Setting
The repetition of a constant sound in a series of words or sound at the beginning of words.
Alliteration
When the narrator is outside of the story and refers to the characters using pronouns like "He," "She," "It," or "They."
Third Person Point of View
A simple-one dimensional character with one or two distinguishing traits which lacks complexity.
Flat Character
Semi-Historical tales about heroic figures. (Example - King Arthur)
Legends
An author's, narrator's, or character's choice of words to create meaning, influence the tone, and convey character and setting.
Diction
An indirect reference to a famous person, event, place, or literary work. It is not explicitly stated.
Allusion
Where the story is told by the perspective of one character, using words like "He," "She," or "They," while revealing the character's thoughts, feelings, and knowledge.
Third Person Limited Point of View
A complex, multi-dimensional character that feels realistic because they have developed personalities with good and bad traits.
Round Character
A short, simple story with human characters that use a relatable, everyday situation to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson.
Parable
The fact of two things being seen or placed close together with an opposite effect.
Juxtaposition
Combining two contradictory words or concepts to create a new meaning towards the words. This is often used to highlight ideas, to emphasize, or to create humor.
Oxymoron
When the story is told by the narrator who is all-knowing, being able to access and describe every character's thought, feelings, and actions.
Third Person Omniscient Point of View
A character who does not go undergo significant internal change or development.
Static Character
A short amusing or interesting story based off a real incident or person.
The final part of literature in which the strands of the plot are drawn together, and matter are explained or resolved.
Denouement