Literary terms

A reference in one work of art or literature, to another work of art, historical event, person, song, novel, poem,ect

• Antagonist

• Allusion

• Imagery

• Mood/atmosphere

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

the character who opposes the protagonist, not always the bad character

• Narrator

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

the people or animals in the story

• Protagonist

• Theme

• Characterization

• Characters

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character

• Characterization

• Characters

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

the turning point, or point of the highest action in the story

• allusion

• exposition
• resolution
• climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

the struggle (problem) between two characters or opposing forces

• Diction

• Antagonist

• conflict
• Plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

the author or speakers word choice

• Irony

• Tone

• Diction

• Suspense

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

a scene within a story that interrupts the sequence of the event to relate events that happen in the past

• Imagery

• Foreshadowing

• Flashback
• Plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

the authors, use of clues to hint what might happen later in the story

• Mood/atmosphere

• Foreshadowing

• Flashback

• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

using words that create a sensory(here, see, touch, smell, taste) picture for the reader

• Irony

• Mood/atmosphere

• Allusion

• Imagery

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5