Literary Terms
The main character in a story is called the __.
Protagonist
A word that means “extreme exaggeration”
Hyperbole
Author of Romeo and Juliet
William Shakespeare
The high point or turning point in a story
Climax
“The leaves danced in the wind” is an example of what?
Personification
A struggle between a character and an outside force is ___ conflict
External
A comparison using “like” or “as”
Simile
Author of The Tell-Tale Heart
Edgar Allan Poe
The end of the story when conflicts are resolved
Resolution
“Bang! Boom! Pow!” is an example of what?
Onomatopoeia
When the author hints at events that will happen later, it’s called ___
Foreshadowing
The time and place of a story
Setting
Who wrote The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind?
William Kamkwamba
The events in a story in order
Plot
“Life is a rollercoaster” is an example of what?
Metaphor
The narrator’s position from which the story is told is called ___
Point of view
A word that means “to suggest without saying directly”
Imply
In The Most Dangerous Game, who is hunted?
Rainsford
The struggle between a character and their own thoughts is what kind of conflict?
Internal
Repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words
Alliteration
A sudden interruption of the plot to show an earlier event is called a ___
Flashback
A word meaning “a lesson or moral in a story”
Theme
The main character in Brown Girl Dreaming
Jacqueline Woodson
The feeling or atmosphere created for the reader
Mood
“I’m so hungry I could eat a horse” is an example of what?
Hyperbole