Who is telling the story?
What literary term can be defined as the person telling the story?
narrator
The part of the plot where the greatest action or suspense occurs is known as what?
climax
Why an author writes is called?
author's purpose
"The boy ran like the wind" is an example of what literary term?
simile
A true and provable piece of information is called?
fact
The view from which a story is being told is known as what literary term?
point of view
The part of the plot where the action begins and carrys most of the story is known as what?
rising action
The time and place of the action in a literary work is known as what?
setting
"Life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly" is an example of what literary term?
metaphor
The writer's attitude and word choice toward his or her audience and subject defines what literary term?
tone
When a character in the story tells the story, this is which point of view?
1st person POV
The part of the plot where the action is starting to come to a close is known as what?
falling action
What literary term can be defined as the sequence of events in a literary work?
plot
When something nonhuman is given human characteristics, this is known as what literary term?
personification
Conversation between characters is called?
dialogue
When an unknown person outside of the story tells the story from a limited viewpoint, this is what point of view?
3rd person POV
The part of the plot where all "loose ends" are tied up and the problem(s) have been solved is known as what?
resolution
Writing or speech that appeals to one or more of the senses is known as what?
imagery
A contradiction between what is expected and what happens in reality or between what is said and what is really meant describes what literary term?
irony
A brief restatement of the important events of a passage is called?
summary
What point of view is it when the narrator interupts the story to talk directly to the reader?
2nd person POV
The part of the plot where the characters, setting, and conflict are introduced is known as what?
exposition
The central message or insight to life revealed through a literary work is the definition of which literary term?
theme
A deliberate exaggeration or overstatement such as, "It's a thousand degrees in this classroom," is an example of what literary term?
hyperbole
How a text or passage is organized is called?
text structure