Literary Terms

Front

protagonist

Back

main character

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

tone

Back

attitude of the speaker

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Front

round character

Back

many character traits

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Front

irony

Back

The opposite of what's expected happens

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Front

direct characterization

Back

Frank was a shy, quiet person.

Front

antagonist

Back

character who opposes the main character

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

theme

Back

the central idea or message in a literary work

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Front

metaphor

Back

a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

simile

Back

a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

foreshadowing

Back

hints or clues about what will happen later in the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5