Types of work
A self-written life story.
An autobiography.
The bad guy, the one who comes up with diabolical plots to somehow cause harm or ruin
The villain.
A nonhuman entity is given human characteristics.
a speaker or character who tells a story
the narrator
a conversation between characters
Dialogue
A horrible place where everything has gone wrong. An imagined society characterised by injustice. Examples : 1984, The Hunger Games.
Dystopia.
The time and place of the action
The setting.
Any image or thing that stands for something else. Example : Marianne stands for France.
what the character or narrator telling the story can see (his or her perspective
The point-of-view
the origins of words
Etymology.
It is based on an imagined future, with scientific or technological advances, or on major social or environmental changes. Examples : Planet of the Apes ;Black Mirror
The high point of interest or suspense
The climax of a story.
To describe a harsh reality with softer, more indirect terms. Ex : He passed away -> He died.
A euphemism.
When the story moves from the present moment to a scene in the past.
A flashback
new word or phrase invented by the author
A short piece of writing on a particular subject. It is non-fiction.
An essay.
The first paragraph or paragraphs in which the characters, setting (time and place), and basic information is introduced.
Exposition.
the sequence of events in a literary work
The plot.
a saying, image, or idea which has been used so much that it sounds terribly uncreative. Ex : The damsel in distress ; the hero is the chosen one.
A cliché
a category or type of literature. Examples : sci-fi, fantasy, fairy tales, love stories ...
the action or suggesting events that are going to happen later in the story
Foreshadowing. Verb : to foreshadow
a metaphor that is developed in great detail. The amount of detail can vary from that of a sentence or a paragraph, to encompassing an entire work.
An extended metaphor.
Saying the opposite of what you think,usually in order to be funny
Irony.