Literary Terms

The atmosphere or feeling in a literary work

• conflict

• mood

• tone

• protagonist

Pictures, side bars, bold print, graphs, charts, and captions are examples of:

• foreshadow

• text features

• personifcation

• alteration

A struggle or problem in the story for the main character is the:

• protagonist

• metaphor

• flashback

• conflict

A piece of writing that can be found in newspapers and magazines and its purpose is to persuade is:

• editorial

• feature article

• myth

• short story

A piece of writing that can be found in newspapers and magazines and its purpose is strictly to inform is:

• editorial

• feature article

• myth

• short story

An ancient Greek story that explains natural occurrences/happenings in the word is:

• editorial

• feature article

• myth

• short story

the main character is the

• dialect

• protagonist

• antagonist

• plot

the name of the character or force that works against the main character

• protagonist

• antagonist

• meter

• characterization

A prediction or hints of what will happen is called:

• foreshadowing

• personification

• aliteration

• genre

“Life is like a box of chocolates” is an example of:

• metaphor

• simile

• meter

• onomatopoeia