Literary Terms (GR 7)

words & phrases that use the fives senses to create a mental picture

• imagery

• tone

• mood

• plot

Plot is known as

• the sequence of events in a story; what happens

• the time and place

• the writer's attitude towards his/her subject

• the way an author reveals a character's personality

The last thing to happen in a plot is

• exposition

• inciting incident

• rising action

• climax

• falling action and resolution

The most intense, exciting, or important part of the plot (the turning point) is

• exposition

• inciting incident

• rising action

• climax

• falling action and resolution

the writer's attitude

• imagery

• tone

• mood

• plot

Sarcastic, formal, and silly are examples of possible

• imagery

• tones

• moods

• plot

the way an author reveals a character's personality

• characterization

• point of view

• foreshadowing

• tone

When the opposite of what you or the character expects to happen, happens

• imagery

• irony

• hyperbole

• POV (point of view)

something—an object, person, animal, or setting—that has a deeper meaning

• mood

• tone

• symbol

• simile

time and place

• plot

• mood

• setting