Lit Terms A-M
A comparison between two unlike things without the use of like, as, than, or resembles
Metaphor
Mr. Mucci coaches and plays this sport
Tennis
The time and location in which a story takes place
Setting
What is Harrisburg?
The series of related events in a story
Plot
That point in a plot that creates the greatest intensity
Climax
Mr. Mucci's favorite football team
Steelers
When an animal or object is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes
Personification
The Baltimore Ravens are named after this dark author's famous poem
An anonymous traditional story that is basically religious in nature and that usually serves to explain a belief, ritual, or mysterious natural phenomenon.
Myth
The repetition of the same or similar consonant sounds in words that are close together
Alliteration
Mr. Mucci went to college here
Millersville
The central character in a story, the one who initiates or drives the action
Protagonist
The three most populous countries in the world
A scene that interrupts the normal chronological sequence of events in a story to depict something that happened at an earlier time
Flashback
A reference to someone or something that is known from history, literature, religion, etc...
Allusion
Mr. Mucci's lunch every day
Fruit and mixed nuts
Theme
These are the three most commonly spoken languages in the world.
English, Mandarin, Hindi
The repetition of similar vowel sounds followed by different consonant sounds, especially in words close together.
Assonance