Literary Terms

A feeling created in the reader based on a literary work.

• Mood

• Conflict

• Tone

• Theme

The leading character of a story; this character often takes on the role of the “good person”

• Antagonist

• Round Character

• Protagonist

A section of literary work that interrupts the sequence of events to relate an event from an earlier time.

• Foreshadowing

• Irony

• Flashback

• Climax

A reference within a work to something famous outside it, such as a well-known person, place, event, story, or work of art, literature, music, pop culture.

• Mood

• Theme

• Tone

• Allusion

The time and place of a story; when and where a story takes place.

• Theme

• Setting

• Irony

• Resolution

One who tells the story and participates in the action.

• Omniscient Third Person Narration

• Limited Third Person Narration

• Objective Third Person Narration

• First Person Narration

The struggle takes place within the mind of the character.

• Internal Conflict

• External Conflict

When the author shows/tells the audience what the personality of the character is.

• Direct Characterization

• Indirect Characterization

• Characterization

a humorous play on words

• falling action

• symbolism

• pun

• external conflict

One who stands outside the action and speaks about it.

• First Person Narration

• Objective Third Person Narration

• Limited Third Person Narration

• Omniscient Third Person Narration