Literary Terms
Central idea of a work of literature.
What is a "theme"?
A narrator within the story who tells the story from the "I" perspective.
What is a first-person narrator?
Light
What is "-lum-"?
A punctuation mark used to connect independent clauses or separate items in a list that contains commas
What is a semi-colon?
An assertion, usually supported by evidence.
What is a "claim"?
A comparison using "like" or "as".
What is a simile?
A narrator outside of the action who tells the story from the he/she vantage point.
What is "third-person narrator"?
Feeling or suffering
What is "-path-"?
A verb form that can be used as an adjective. Usually ending in "ed" or "ing".
What is a "participle"?
A true story used to illustrate or explain a particular event or series of events.
What is a narrative nonfiction?
A comparison without using "like" or "as".
What is a metaphor?
Deep and vivid; they feature strengths and weaknesses, and struggle with multiple—sometimes conflicting—motivations.
What are "complex characters"?
What is "-mort-"?
A punctuation mark used to introduce a list, a quotation, or a summary statement.
What is a colon?
Eyewitness accounts of history. They include letters, diaries, speeches, and interviews.
What are primary sources?
A thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract.
What is a "symbol"?
A character who grows, learns, or changes as a result of the story's action
What is a dynamic character?
Characterized by or having to do with.
What are "-ory" and "-ary"?
A verb form, usually preceded by "to," that is used as a noun, adjective, or adverb.
What is an "infinitive"?
A statement put forth and supported by evidence.
What is an argument?
Similarity of structure in a pair or series of related words, phrases, or clauses.
What is "parallelism"?
A character that does not change from the beginning of the story to the end.
What is a "static character"?
Act or quality of
What is "-tion"
A punctuation mark used to indicate a sudden break in thought, to set off parenthetical material.
What is a dash?
An argument that directly opposes a particular claim.
What is a "counterclaim"?