The most intense moment in the plot, the moment at which something happens that reveals how problems might be solved.
What is climax?
100
Describes where and when the story takes place.
What is the setting?
100
A comparison of two unlike things using a comparison word ("like" or "as").
What is a simile?
100
The position the writer wants readers to accept
What is the claim?
100
The use of clues to hint at events that will occur later in the plot.
What is foreshadowing?
200
The series of related events that make up a story or drama.
What is plot?
200
The feeling the reader gets from the story.
What is mood?
200
A comparison of two unlike things that does not use a comparison word.
What is a metaphor?
200
Consists of observations, facts and other information provided in support of the position.
What is evidence?
200
The reason for a character's behavior.
What is motivation?
300
The part of the story that leads to the highest point of action. Problems and complications develop during this portion of the story.
What is rising action?
300
A struggle or clash between opposing characters, forces or emotions.
What is conflict?
300
Giving an animal or object human characteristics.
What is personification?
300
The science of correct reasoning that's been slowly built into the brain by experiences in the world.
What is logic?
300
Reference to a statement, person, place, event or thing that is known from literature, history, religion, myth, politics, sports, science or the arts.
What is allusion?
400
All the problems in the story are resolved OR the story is simply brought to a close in this part of the story.
What is resolution?
400
The attitude a writer takes toward the reader, a subject or a character.
What is tone?
400
Using something concrete (something you can see or touch) to represent something abstract (like an emotion); using something to stand for something else.
What is symbolism?
400
Heavy with emotional associations or connotations and used to influence readers' feelings.
What are loaded words?
400
Occurs when the reader or the audience knows something important that a character does not know
What is dramatic irony?
500
The term for the part of the story that presents the main characters and their problems.
What is exposition?
500
The central idea, lesson or insight revealed by a work of literature.
What is theme?
500
Any description of something that conjures an image, sound, taste, smell or feeling to mind. In other words, a literal or concrete representation of a sensory experience or of an object that can be known by one or more senses.
What is imagery?
500
The general term for common kinds of faulty reasoning, including hasty generalizations and name calling.
What is logical fallacy?
500
Uses humor to criticize all human beings or a particular person or institution; the use of language to ridicule human weaknesses, vices or stupidity with the hope of bringing about change.