front 1 Epilogue means | back 1 A brief closing section to a piece of literature. |
front 2 Exposition means | back 2 The kind of writing that explains or gives information. |
front 3 Fable means | back 3 A brief story told in prose or poetry that contains a moral, a practical lesson about how to get along in life. |
front 4 Fiction means | back 4 A prose account that is made up rather than true. |
front 5 Figure of speech means | back 5 A word or phrase that describes one thing in terms of another work and is not meant to be understood as literally true. |
front 6 Flashback means | back 6 An interruption in the present |
front 7 Folk tale means | back 7 a story that has no known author and was originally passed on from one generation to another by word of mouth |
front 8 Foreshadowing means | back 8 The use of clues or hints to suggest events that will occur later In the plot. |
front 9 Free verse means | back 9 Poetry without a regular meter of rhyme scheme |
front 10 Alliteration means | back 10 The repetition of consonant sounds in words that are close together |
front 11 Allusion means | back 11 A reference to a statement, a person, a place, or an event from literature the arts, history, religion, mythology, politics, sports, or science |
front 12 Analogy means | back 12 A comparison made between two things to show how they are alike |
front 13 Anecdote means | back 13 A brief story told to illustrate a point |
front 14 Atmosphere means | back 14 The overall mood or feeling of a work of literature |
front 15 Autobiography means | back 15 A persons account of his or her own life or apart of it |
front 16 Ballad means | back 16 A song or song like poem that tells a story |
front 17 Biography means | back 17 An account of a persons life or a part of it, written or told by another person |
front 18 Character means | back 18 A person or an animal in a story, a play, or another literary work |
front 19 Static character means | back 19 Does not change much in the course of the story |
front 20 Dynamic character means | back 20 Changes as a result of a story's events |
front 21 Characterization means | back 21 The way a writer reveals the personality of a character |
front 22 Chronological order means | back 22 The arrangement of events in the order in which they occured |
front 23 Climax means | back 23 The point in a story that creates the greatest suspense or interest |
front 24 Conflict means | back 24 A struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces |
front 25 External means | back 25 A character struggles with an outside force |
front 26 Internal means | back 26 Takes place within a character's own mind |
front 27 Connotation means | back 27 A meaning, association, or emotion suggested by a word in addition to its dictionary definition, or denotation. |
front 28 Dialect means | back 28 A way of speaking that is characteristic of a certain geographical area or a certain group of people |
front 29 Dialogue means | back 29 Conversation between two or more characters |
front 30 Diction means | back 30 A writer or speaker's choice of words |
front 31 Epic means | back 31 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 |
front 32 Historical Fiction means | back 32 A novel, story, or play set during a real historical era |
front 33 Imagery means | back 33 Language that appeals to the senses |
front 34 Setting means | back 34 The time and place of a story, play, or narrative poem |
front 35 Simile means | back 35 A comparison between two unlike things, using a word such as like, as, then, or resembles |
front 36 Symbol means | back 36 A person, a place, a thing, or and event that has meaning in itself and stands for something beyond itself as well |
front 37 Theme means | back 37 The general idea or insight about life that a work of literature reveals |
front 38 Tone means | back 38 The attitude a writer takes toward his or her subject, characters, and audience |
front 39 Prose means | back 39 Any writing that is not poetry |
front 40 Plot means | back 40 The series of events that make up a story |
front 41 Irony means | back 41 A contrast between expectation and reality |
front 42 Limerick means | back 42 A very short humorous or a nonsensical poem |