Literary Terms

The means through

which an author reveals a

character’s personality.

• Characterization

• Dialogue

• Allusion

• Tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A struggle between two

opposing forces.

• Consonance

• Theme

• Allusion

• Conflict

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The conversation

between two or more

people as a feature of a

book, play, or movie

• Characterization

• Dialogue

• Mood

• Plot

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

When the author hints at

upcoming events without

directly stating that they

will happen

• Foreshadowing

• Imagery

• Mood

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Descriptive language that

has the ability to appeal

to one or more of the five

senses

• Mood

• Tone

• Imagery

• Plot

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

An implied comparison

between two unlike

things that have

something important in

common

• Characterization

• Plot

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

The feeling the reader

gets from a work of

literature.

• Metaphor

• Foreshadowing

• Assonance

• Mood

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

A device where

inanimate objects are

given human

characteristics

• Symbolism

• Personification

• Mood

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

The sequence of events

in a story.

• Plot

• Imagery

• Personification

• Mood

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

The perspective from

which a story is told, or,

who is telling the story.

• Tone

• Point of View

• Allusion

• Hyperbole

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D