en MA Literary Term REVIEW 41 Plot:the sequence of events in a story Setting:time and place of a story Protagonist:the main character Antagonist:the character or force against the protagonist Conflict:the problem between the protagonist and the antagonist Internal Conflict:man vs. himself External Conflict:man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. technology, man vs. society, or any combination Series of Complications:problems that move the story along Climax:the turning point of a story, the high point Resolution:the events which form the outcome of the climax of a play or story Denouement:the final part of a story Theme:the main idea of a piece of literature Simile:a comparison between two things using like or as Metaphor:a comparison between two things not using like or as Personification:giving human-like qualities and/or abilities to something that is not human Figurative Language:using similes, metaphors and personification Imagery:language used to create pictures for the reader (a description that appeals to any of the five senses) Symbol:anything that stands for or represents something else Foreshadowing:hints or clues about what will happen next in the story Flashback:when the author interrupts the story to go back to an event that already happened Motivation:what makes a character do what he/she does Literal meaning:exactly what is said Figurative meaning:symbolic meaning Characterization:how the author gets us to know a character Tone:writer’s attitude toward his/her audience and subject Mood:the feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage Allusion:a reference to a well known person, event, or literary work Alliteration:repetition of initial consonant sounds Onomatopoeia:words that imitate sounds Genre:a category or type First person point of view:the narrator uses first person pronouns to tell about her/his own life and feelings Third person point of view:the narrator uses third person pronouns to tell about someone else’s life and feelings Third person omniscient:the narrator tells about someone else’s life and is all knowing Diction:the author’s choice of words that delivers tone. Rhyme Scheme:the rhyming pattern in a poem Stanza:a unified group of lines in a poem Dialogue:a conversation between characters Suspense:the uncertainty or anxiety the reader feels about what will happen Fiction:a made up story Autobiography:a story of a person’s life written by himself Biography:a story of a person’s life written by someone else

Literary Term REVIEW

1.	the feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage	A.	Third person point of view
2.	the sequence of events in a story	B.	Foreshadowing
3.	writer’s attitude toward his/her audience and subject	C.	Alliteration
4.	a category or type	D.	Internal Conflict
5.	the main idea of a piece of literature	E.	Rhyme Scheme
6.	the turning point of a story, the high point	F.	Protagonist
7.	a comparison between two things using like or as	G.	Symbol
8.	a unified group of lines in a poem	H.	Fiction
9.	anything that stands for or represents something else	I.	Denouement
10.	the author’s choice of words that delivers tone.	J.	Motivation
11.	a made up story	K.	Theme
12.	language used to create pictures for the reader (a description that appeals to any of the five senses)	L.	Setting
13.	time and place of a story	M.	Figurative Language
14.	a reference to a well known person, event, or literary work	N.	Flashback
15.	the problem between the protagonist and the antagonist	O.	Stanza
16.	a conversation between characters	P.	Series of Complications
17.	a comparison between two things not using like or as	Q.	Diction
18.	the uncertainty or anxiety the reader feels about what will happen	R.	Personification
19.	a story of a person’s life written by someone else	S.	Metaphor
20.	when the author interrupts the story to go back to an event that already happened	T.	Antagonist
21.	the character or force against the protagonist	U.	Biography
22.	the final part of a story	V.	Characterization
23.	what makes a character do what he/she does	W.	Figurative meaning
24.	the events which form the outcome of the climax of a play or story	X.	Conflict
25.	the main character	Y.	Suspense
26.	repetition of initial consonant sounds	Z.	Imagery
27.	words that imitate sounds	A1.	Simile
28.	the rhyming pattern in a poem	B1.	Onomatopoeia
29.	a story of a person’s life written by himself	C1.	Climax
30.	hints or clues about what will happen next in the story	D1.	Tone
31.	exactly what is said	E1.	Genre
32.	giving human-like qualities and/or abilities to something that is not human	F1.	Resolution
33.	how the author gets us to know a character	G1.	Autobiography
34.	man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. technology, man vs. society, or any combination	H1.	Dialogue
35.	man vs. himself	I1.	External Conflict
36.	symbolic meaning	J1.	Allusion
37.	using similes, metaphors and personification	K1.	Plot
38.	problems that move the story along	L1.	Literal meaning
39.	the narrator tells about someone else’s life and is all knowing	M1.	First person point of view
40.	the narrator uses first person pronouns to tell about her/his own life and feelings	N1.	Third person omniscient
41.	the narrator uses third person pronouns to tell about someone else’s life and feelings	O1.	Mood

Literary Term REVIEW

O1	1.	the feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage	A.	Third person point of view
K1	2.	the sequence of events in a story	B.	Foreshadowing
D1	3.	writer’s attitude toward his/her audience and subject	C.	Alliteration
E1	4.	a category or type	D.	Internal Conflict
K	5.	the main idea of a piece of literature	E.	Rhyme Scheme
C1	6.	the turning point of a story, the high point	F.	Protagonist
A1	7.	a comparison between two things using like or as	G.	Symbol
O	8.	a unified group of lines in a poem	H.	Fiction
G	9.	anything that stands for or represents something else	I.	Denouement
Q	10.	the author’s choice of words that delivers tone.	J.	Motivation
H	11.	a made up story	K.	Theme
Z	12.	language used to create pictures for the reader (a description that appeals to any of the five senses)	L.	Setting
L	13.	time and place of a story	M.	Figurative Language
J1	14.	a reference to a well known person, event, or literary work	N.	Flashback
X	15.	the problem between the protagonist and the antagonist	O.	Stanza
H1	16.	a conversation between characters	P.	Series of Complications
S	17.	a comparison between two things not using like or as	Q.	Diction
Y	18.	the uncertainty or anxiety the reader feels about what will happen	R.	Personification
U	19.	a story of a person’s life written by someone else	S.	Metaphor
N	20.	when the author interrupts the story to go back to an event that already happened	T.	Antagonist
T	21.	the character or force against the protagonist	U.	Biography
I	22.	the final part of a story	V.	Characterization
J	23.	what makes a character do what he/she does	W.	Figurative meaning
F1	24.	the events which form the outcome of the climax of a play or story	X.	Conflict
F	25.	the main character	Y.	Suspense
C	26.	repetition of initial consonant sounds	Z.	Imagery
B1	27.	words that imitate sounds	A1.	Simile
E	28.	the rhyming pattern in a poem	B1.	Onomatopoeia
G1	29.	a story of a person’s life written by himself	C1.	Climax
B	30.	hints or clues about what will happen next in the story	D1.	Tone
L1	31.	exactly what is said	E1.	Genre
R	32.	giving human-like qualities and/or abilities to something that is not human	F1.	Resolution
V	33.	how the author gets us to know a character	G1.	Autobiography
I1	34.	man vs. man, man vs. nature, man vs. technology, man vs. society, or any combination	H1.	Dialogue
D	35.	man vs. himself	I1.	External Conflict
W	36.	symbolic meaning	J1.	Allusion
M	37.	using similes, metaphors and personification	K1.	Plot
P	38.	problems that move the story along	L1.	Literal meaning
N1	39.	the narrator tells about someone else’s life and is all knowing	M1.	First person point of view
M1	40.	the narrator uses first person pronouns to tell about her/his own life and feelings	N1.	Third person omniscient
A	41.	the narrator uses third person pronouns to tell about someone else’s life and feelings	O1.	Mood