literary terms 1 (fiction/short story)

a struggle between a character and an outside force

• internal conflict

• external conflict

• theme

• analysis

a struggle within a character's mind or heart

• conclusion

• characterization

• root word

• internal conflict

a struggle or clash between opposing characters or opposing forces

• biography

• description

• conflict

• character

a person or an animal in a story, play, or other literary work

• internal conflict

• character

• nonfiction

• characterization

the way in which a writer reveals the personality of a character

• characterization

• conflict

• description

• analogy

the kind of writing that creates a clear image of something, usually by using details that appeal to one or more of the senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch

• conflict

• characterization

• description

• fiction

conversation between two or more characters

• conflict

• characterization

• dialogue

• imagery

a prose account that is made up rather than true

• nonfiction

• fiction

• biography

• drama

the use of clues or hints to suggest events that will occur later in the plot

• conflict

• flashback

• characterization

• foreshadowing

language that appeals to the senses - sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell

• characterization

• imagery

• conflict

• dialogue