Vocabulary Literary Terms
Alliteration – Repetition of the same initial consonant sound in nearby ________.
words
Dramatic Irony – When the audience or reader knows something the ________ do not.
characters
First-Person – The story is told using “I” or “me” from the perspective of a ________.
Internal Conflict – A struggle that takes place within a character’s mind, involving thoughts, emotions, or ________.
decisions
Omniscient – A narrator who knows the thoughts and ________ of all characters.
feelings
Assonance – Repetition of ________ sounds in nearby words.
vowel
Exposition – The introduction of a story where ________, setting, and basic situation are presented.
characters
Flat Character – A character with only one or two traits; not fully ________.
developed
Metaphor – A comparison between two unlike things without using “like” or “as.” It describes one thing as if it were another, highlighting the ________.
similarities
Onomatopoeia – Words that imitate or sound like the ________ they describe.
noises
Character – A person, animal, or figure represented in a ________.
story
External Conflict – A struggle between a character and an outside ________ (person, nature, society, etc.).
force
Foreshadowing – Hints or clues in a story that suggest events that will happen ________.
later
Mood – The feeling or atmosphere created in a ________.
piece of writing
Point of View – The perspective from which a story is ________.
told
Climax – The turning point of the story, often the moment of greatest tension or ________.
excitement
Falling Action – Events that follow the climax and begin to resolve the story’s ________.
conflicts
Hyperbole – Extreme exaggeration used for ________ or effect.
emphasis
Narrator – The person or voice ________ the story.
telling
Plot – The sequence of ________ in a story.
events
Direct Characterization – When the author explicitly tells the reader about a character’s ________.
traits
Fiction – Stories created from the ________, not necessarily based on real events.
imagination
Indirect Characterization – When a character’s traits are revealed through their actions, speech, or ________.
apperance
Nonfiction – Writing that presents facts, real events, and real ________.
people
Protagonist – The main character in a story, often facing the central ________.
conflict