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