Literary Terms Vocab

Front

the events that follow the climax

Back

falling action

Front

story told where the thoughts of only the narrator or single character are revealed

Back

limited third-person

Front

giving human-like qualities to inanimate objects

Back

personification

Front

character that remains the same or doesn’t change throughout a story

Back

static character

Front

a struggle that takes place between a character and some outside force

Back

external conflict

Front

the main character in a story, often facing a conflict

Back

protagonist

Front

the character or force that opposes the protagonist

Back

antagonist

Front

the perspective from which a story is told

Back

point of view

Front

a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'

Back

simile

Front

a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'

Back

metaphor