Literary Terms

Front

Moral of the story

Back

Theme

Front

Main character driving the action

Back

Protagonist

Front

Feeling evoked by text

Back

mood

Front

People, animals, or creatures in a story

Back

characters

Front

Uses 'I', main character

Back

1st person point of view

Front

Comparison using 'like' or 'as'

Back

Simile

Front

Extreme exaggeration (e.g., My backpack weighs a ton)

Back

hyperbole

Front

Support for analysis in a story

Back

text evidence

Front

Opposes the protagonist

Back

Antagonist

Front

Narrator reveals character traits directly

Back

Direct characterization