Literary Terms 1
The conversation between characters
What is dialogue
An extreme exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
A look into past events
What is a flashback?
Two unlike things compared, using like or as
What is a simile?
Describing nonhumans as if they possess human qualities or emotions
What is personification?
A hint as to what is to come
What is foreshadowing?
A struggle faced by a character
What is conflict?
A comparison between the like features of two things
What is an analogy?
A figurative comparison not using like or as
What is metaphor?
The central message
What is theme?
The events that occur in a story/ the action
What is the plot?
The when and where of the story
What is setting?
Why it was written
What is the author's purpose?
When 2 or more words in a group of words begin with the same sound
What is alliteration?
The point at which the reader experiences the greatest anticipation
What is climax?
The emotions and associations connected to a word
What is its connotative meaning?
A character who goes through significant change
What is dynamic character?
A figurative expression that cannot be understood through the literal meaning of its words
What is an idiom?
Words used to appeal to the 5 senses
What is imagery? (sensory language)
Representing the exact meaning of the words in the text
What is literal?
The feeling the reader gets from the story
What is mood?
The main or central "good guy" in the story
What is the protagonist?
The writer's attitude, which is relayed through word choice
What is tone?
Something concrete used to represent an idea
What is symbolism?
A story character who does not change or develop
What is a static character?