Literary Terms Flashcards

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Archetype

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A typical example of a certain person or thing in literature.

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Narrative

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A spoken or written account of connected events; a story.

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Imagery

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Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.

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Sensory Details

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Details in writing that describe what is seen, heard, smelled, tasted, or touched.

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Figurative Language

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Language that uses words or expressions with a meaning different from the literal interpretation.

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Setting

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The time and place in which the story takes place.

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Point of View

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The perspective from which a story is narrated.

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First Person Point of View

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A narrative perspective where the story is narrated by one character at a time, speaking for and about themselves.

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third person point of view

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A narrative perspective where the narrator is not a character in the story and refers to characters as "he," "she," or "they."

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conflict

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A struggle between opposing forces, often the central problem in a story.