A major character who opposes the main character in a story.
What is Antagonist
100
The means by which an author describes the appearance and personality of a person in a story or play.
What is Characterization
100
The point of view of a piece of literature where the narrator refers to himself as "I."
What is First Person Point of View
100
The use of words that sound like what the mean.
What is Onomatopoeia
100
Giving an inanimate object human characteristics.
What is Personification
200
The repetition of first consonants in a group of words.
What is Alliteration
200
The point at which the action in a story or play reaches its peak.
What is Climax
200
A long poem narrating the adventures of a heroic figure.
What is Epic
200
A comparison that does not use “like” or “as.”
What is Metaphor
200
The main character of a novel, play, or story.
What is Protagonist
300
A reference in a piece of literature to something historical, mythological, literary, or Biblical.
What is Allusion
300
To explain how things are alike.
What is Compare
300
When and author gives hints of future literary events in a literary work.
What is Foreshadowing
300
A long speech by one character in a play or story that everyone listens to.
What is Monologue
300
The action of the story that summarizes the plan of the main story.
What is Plot
400
A story in which the characters represent abstract qualities or ideas.
What is Allegory
400
An inherent incompatibility between the objectives of two or more characters or forces.
What is Conflict
400
Language that does not mean exactly what it says.
What is Figurative Language
400
A phrase made up of two seemingly opposite words.
What is Oxymoron
400
Something in a literary work that stands for something else.
What is Symbol
500
A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.
What is Anecdote
500
A form of writing where the writers uses very long and complex sentences to explain something that could be explained in a much shorter, simpler sentence.
What is Circumlocution
500
Another character in a story who contrasts with the main character, usually to highlight one of their attributes
What is Foil
500
Any element, subject, idea or concept that is constantly present through the entire body of literature.