General Literary Terms
The time and location of the events described in a literary work
What is setting?
A character who is one-dimensional
Who is a flat character?
The events that take place after the climax and before the resolution of the story
What is falling action?
Extreme exaggeration
What is hyperbole?
When two words within a line of poetry rhyme
What is internal rhyme?
A lesson taught by a piece of writing
What is moral?
The character who stands in the way of the main character getting what he or she wants
Who is the antagonist?
The events that intensify the conflict
What is rising action?
Words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses
What is imagery?
A group of lines in a poem
What is a stanza?
Writing or speech that tells a story
What is narrative?
A character who changes over the course of a story.
Who is a dynamic character?
The events at the end of the plot
What is resolution?
A play on words for humorous effect
What is a pun?
The repetition of consonant sounds within words in a line of poetry
What is consonance?
When an author uses hints or clues to give a reader an idea of what may happen next
What is foreshadowing?
The reason that explains a character's thoughts, feelings, actions or speech.
What is motivation?
The most intense part of the action, often the turning point
What is the climax?
Words that are placed near each other and which have opposite meanings
What is an oxymoron?
When two lines of poetry rhyme
What is a couplet?
The attitude of the writer toward what he or she is writing about.
What is tone?
When the writer allows the reader to draw conclusions about what the character is like
What is indirect characterization?
When the characters, setting, and conflict are introduced
What is exposition?
A reference to. a well-know person, place, event, or literary work often used to help make a comparision
What is an allusion?
When a line of a poem continues onto the next line without a pause or stop
What is enjambment?