Literary Terms 1
This is universal lesson or message of a story.
Theme
This is a conversation between characters.
Dialogue
This is a comparison of two unlike things without using like or as.
Metaphor
This part of speech describes a noun.
Adjective
The root bio means....
This is the person who is telling the story.
Narrator
This is the sequence of events in a story.
Plot
This is a comparison of two unlike things using like or as.
Simile
This part of speech is a word that shows an action.
The root tele means...
far/distance
This is the struggle between opposing forces.
Conflict
This is the turning point or most intense moment in the story.
Climax
This type of figurative language is used when giving human qualities to non-human things.
This part of speech is a word that can replace a noun.
Pronoun
The root pre means...
before
This is the time and place of a story.
Setting
This is a hint of what will happen later in the story.
Foreshadowing
This type of figurative language is an extreme exaggeration.
Hyperbole
FANBOYS is this considered this part of speech.
Conjunction
The root ject means...
to throw
This occurs at the end of a story.
Resolution
This is the point in the story where the conflict is set into motion.
Inciting Incident
This type of figurative language is a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or pop culture.
Allusion
This part of speech is used to show position.
Preposition
The root rupt means...
to break