Epilogue means
A brief closing section to a piece of literature.
Exposition means
The kind of writing that explains or gives information.
Fable means
A brief story told in prose or poetry that contains a moral, a practical lesson about how to get along in life.
Fiction means
A prose account that is made up rather than true.
Figure of speech means
A word or phrase that describes one thing in terms of another work and is not meant to be understood as literally true.
Flashback means
An interruption in the present
Folk tale means
a story that has no known author and was originally passed on from one generation to another by word of mouth
Foreshadowing means
The use of clues or hints to suggest events that will occur later In the plot.
Free verse means
Poetry without a regular meter of rhyme scheme
Alliteration means
The repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close together
Allusion means
A reference to a statement, a person, a place, or an event from literature the arts, history, religion, mythology, politics, sports, or science
Analogy means
A comparison made between two things to show how they are alike
Anecdote means
A brief story told to illustrate a point
Atmosphere means
The overall mood or feeling of a work of literature
Autobiography means
A persons account of his or her own life or apart of it
Ballad means
A song or song like poem that tells a story
Biography means
An account of a persons life or a part of it, written or told by another person
Character means
A person or an animal in a story, a play, or another literary work
Static character means
Does not change much in the course of the story
Dynamic character means
Changes as a result of a story's events
Characterization means
The way a writer reveals the personality of a character
Chronological order means
The arrangement of events in the order in which they occured
Climax means
The point in a story that creates the greatest suspense or interest
Conflict means
A struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces
External means
A character struggles with an outside force
Internal means
Takes place within a character's own mind
Connotation means
A meaning, association, or emotion suggested by a word in addition to its dictionary definition, or denotation.
Dialect means
A way of speaking that is characteristic of a certain geographical area or a certain group of people
Dialogue means
Conversation between two or more characters
Diction means
A writer or speaker's choice of words
Epic means
A long narrative poem that is written in heightened language and tells stories of the deeds of a heroic character who embodies the values of society
Historical Fiction means
A novel, story, or play set during a real historical era
Imagery means
Language that appeals to the senses
Setting means
The time and place of a story, play, or narrative poem
Simile means
A comparison between two unlike things, using a word such as like, as, then, or resembles
Symbol means
A person, a place, a thing, or and event that has meaning in itself and stands for something beyond itself as well
Theme means
The general idea or insight about life that a work of literature reveals
Tone means
The attitude a writer takes toward his or her subject, characters, and audience
Prose means
Any writing that is not poetry
Plot means
The series of events that make up a story
Irony means
A contrast between expectation and reality
Limerick means
A very short humorous or a nonsensical poem