What is the method an author uses to build anticipation within a story?
100
narrative
What is a collection of events, placed in a particular order, which tells a story?
100
metaphor
What is the comparison of two unlike things without using “like” or “as”?
200
synonyms
What are words with similar meanings?
200
character
What is a person, or anything presented as a person, in a story, poem, or other work?
200
mood
What is the atmosphere or feeling created in a literary work?
200
conflict
What is a struggle or clash between opposing forces?
200
simile
What is a comparison of two unlike things using “like” or “as”?
300
denotation
What is the literal meaning of a symbol or word?
300
point of view
What is the way the events in a story are told to the reader?
300
purpose
What is the reason a character or the author does something?
300
exposition
What is the introductory material which gives the setting, creates the tone, and presents the characters and other facts necessary to understanding a story?
300
personification
What is a figure of speech which gives animals, objects, or ideas human characteristics?
400
generalization
What is a simple or general statement about a story?
400
protagonist
What is the hero/heroine or central character of a literary work?
400
cause/effect
What is the explanation of why actions or situations produce certain results?
400
plot
What is the structure or sequence in which a story is arranged?
400
hyperbole
What is a figure of speech that intentionally uses exaggeration, or overstatement, for special effect?
500
connotation
What is the implied meaning of a symbol or word?
500
antagonist
What is the person or force which deceives, frustrates, or opposes the protagonist?
500
theme
What is a common thread or repeated idea that is incorporated throughout a literary work?
500
climax
What is the decisive moment or turning point in a story that determines the outcome of the conflict?
500
idiom
What is an expression that cannot be translated literally?