Literary Terms

Front

1st person point of view

Back

A narrative perspective where the narrator uses 'I' and is usually the main character in the story.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

Front

flashback

Back

A literary device where the author interrupts the plot to recreate an incident from an earlier time.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Front

characters

Back

The people, animals, or creatures that participate in the story or drama.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

Front

3rd person limited

Back

A point of view where the thoughts of only one character are revealed to the reader, either throughout the entire work or in a specific section.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.11-12.6

Front

2nd person point of view

Back

A narrative perspective that uses 'you' and makes the reader a character in the story.

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

Front

3rd person point of view

Back

A narrative perspective where the narrator is outside the story and refers to all characters using 'he', 'she', or 'they'.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

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mood

Back

The emotional atmosphere or feeling that a literary work evokes in the reader.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.3.3A

Front

foreshadowing

Back

A literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Front

narrator

Back

The person or character who tells the story.

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

Front

personification

Back

A literary device where human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4