Literary Terms
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When two unalike things are compared.
What is metaphor
the perspective from which a story is told
What is point of view?
If a character moves into a haunted house is this type of conflict.
What is character vs. Supernatural.
Writing that must be interpreted through critical thinking and inference and cannot be taken literally
Figurative Language
The feeling created in the reader by a literary work
mood
Hints or clues of something that may happen later in the story is called this.
What is foreshadowing.
In literature, refers to the step-by-step process wherein an author introduces and then describes a character
Characterization
A character trying to survive during a tornado is this type of conflict.
Character vs. Nature
Point of View that uses the pronouns he, she, they
What is 3rd person
A reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art
Allusion
A cross or a heart are what?
What are symbols.
A character that stays the same throughout the story.
What is a static character.
A figure of speech that uses like or as to make a direct comparison between two unlike ideas
Simile
A phrase that combines two words that seem to be the opposite of each other is called this (they contradict each other).
What is an oxymoron.
Tension or problem between opposing forces
What is conflict?
an essay based on facts with an arguable claim
What is an argumentative essay?
a feeling or idea that a word has, in addition to its literal or main meaning
What is connotation?
A character that changes throughout the story.
What is a dynamic character.
A type of figurative language in which a non-human subject is given human characteristics
Personification
Sarcasm is a form of this.
What is verbal irony.
When the outcome or situation is different from what was expected is called this.
What is situational irony.
When a character feels guilt, it is this type of conflict.
What is internal conflict?
Denotative definitions are found where?
The dictionary
A comparison using the words like or as is called this.
What is a simile.
A direct comparison between two unlike things
What is a metaphor?
The lesson or message of a story is called this.
What is theme.
a quality in an author's voice which shows what they are feeling or thinking
What is tone?
When the reader or audience knows more about a situation than some characters do is called this.
What is dramatic irony.
If a student stands up for themself against another student.
What is external conflict?
Descriptive writing that is rich in details connected to the five senses
What is imagery?
the meaning found by looking a word up in a dictionary
What is denotation?
The main character in a story is called this.
The protagonist.
An image or scene from the past that the character remembers is called this.
What is a flashback.
An exaggerated statement or claim that is not meant to be taken literally.
What is a hyperbole.
This character goes against the protagonist of the story.
What is the antagonist.