POV
Figurative Language
Text Structure
Lit Terms
Lit Term Cont.
100

1st Person

Narrator is a character in the story. I, me, my, us,we, our

100

Hyperbole 

Extreme exaggeration 

100

Chronological Order 

arranged in order of events 

100

Tone

How the author wants you to feel 
100
Foreshadowing

Author hints of things to come 

200

3rd Person

Narrator is an outside observer 

200

Personification 

Giving human-like qualities to a nonhuman object 
200
Opinion/support

authors opinion followed by supporting details 

200

Climax

Turning point. Event near the end where the conflict is solved 
200

Flashback

Author interrupts and tells a past event  

300

2nd person

Uses "you"

300

Onomatopoeia 

Words that sound like their meanings 

300

cause/effect

causes that lead to one overall effect or multiple effects created by one 

300

Setting

Time and place of a story 

300

Flat character 

Without many personality traits. Know 1 or 2 things about them. 

400

3rd person limited 

Knows 1 persons thoughts or feelings 

400

Sensory detail/imagery 

author uses the 5 senses to make you feel like you're there. 

400

Compare/Contrast 

Describing similarities and differences of two or more things  

400

Theme

The message or moral of the story 

400

Round Character 

Many personality traits 

500

3rd person Omniscient 

Knows all character's thoughts and feelings.

500

Sentimental

Having tender feelings about something

500

Problem/Solution 

a problem followed by a solution 

500

Mood

How you the reader feels 

500

Dynamic Character 

Undergoes a change in a story