Battle of the Literary Terms

_____________ are the people, animals, or imaginary creatures who take part in the action of a work in literature.

• Cast of Characters

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Characters

Daily record of a writer’s thoughts, experiences, and feelings is known as a(n)

• mood

• memoir

• diary

• bibliography

The repetition of consonant sounds within and at the beginning of the words is called

• Analogy

• Repetition

• Consonance

• Alliteration

____________ is the main character in a story, novel, or play.

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

• Narrator

• Character

The time and place of the action in a story, or play.

• Act

• Dialogue

• Setting

• Theme

A message about life or human nature that the writer shares with the reader.

• Irony

• Theme

• Foreshadowing

• Setting

A force working against the main character in the story, play, or novel.

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

• Narrator

• Playwright

A written conversation between two or more characters.

• Script

• Dialogue

• Theme

• Talking

A special kind of contrast between appearance and reality.

• Irony

• Foreshadowing

• Flashback

• Imagery

is the use of words whose sounds echo their meanings, such as buzz, whisper, gargle, etc.

• Personification

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

• Imagery