Mr. Glatz: Literary Terms Review

The repeating of consonant sounds at the beginning of a string of words is called...

• flashback

• conflict

• rhyme

• alliteration

The message in a story. It is what the reader is supposed to learn or discover after reading a story.

• conflict

• fiction

• theme

• mood

The struggle or problem that characters deal with in a story.

• rhyme

• conflict

• theme

• flashback

When an object stands for something other than itself...

• external conflict

• simile

• hyperbole

• symbolism

When a problem in a story happens outside of the character's body, it is...

• internal conflict

• onomatopoeia

• metaphor

• external conflict

The repeating of sounds at the end of words is called...

• alliteration

• foreshadowing

• rhyme

• symbolism

When a story goes back in time to give the reader background information they will need later is...

• foreshadowing

• flashback

• fiction

• personification

A comparison of two things using the words "like" or "as" to make the comparison is...

• metaphor

• flashback

• simile

• hyperbole

When the problem in a story happens inside a character's head it is called...

• internal conflict

• external conflict

• onomatopoeia

• theme

A feeling that a piece of writing gives to the reader is called...

• onomatopoeia

• personification

• mood

• simile