Most simply stated, writing or a speech that tells a story

The person who tells a story

A type of literary work that is meant to be acted

out is called a

A traditional story that deals with gods, goddesses, heroes, and supernatural forces which may explain a belief, a custom, or a force of nature is

Literature that passes by word of mouth from one generation to the next is

The sequence of events in a drama or a narrative work of fiction is called the

The part of a narrative that sets the stage for

the story by introducing the characters, the time, and the place is the:

As the story proceeds, the narrative adds complications to the main conflict in the

The point of the reader’s greatest emotional involvement in the narrative is the

The logical result which follows the reader’s greatest emotional involvement in the narrative, as loose ends get tied up, is called the

The final outcome, the end which reveals what happened, is called the

The central struggle between two opposing forces in a narrative or drama is called the

A form of literary expression that differs from other writing by emphasizing the line rather than the sentence as the basic element of construction is

The time and place in which the events of a literary work occur is called the

The relationship of the narrator or storyteller to the story indicates the

A story told by one of the characters in the story referred to as “I” is an example of

A story told by a narrator who knows everything about the characters and events and may reveal details that the characters themselves may not know is an example of

The central character in a literary work around whom the main conflict revolves is the

The central character’s opposite in a literary work, the source of the main conflict in the narrative, is referred to as the

A story in which the hero defiantly takes to the sea in his boat, yet is swept off by a raging storm is an example of

A story in which the hero must overcome unfair discrimination in public or at work is an example of

A story in which the hero must overwhelm another character who is his enemy is an example of

A story in which the hero must struggle with moral questions in his own mind is an example of

A story in which the hero has no choice but to fulfill a particular destiny is an example of

The method by which an author lets the reader learn things about a person in a story is called

Characterization includes

The use of clues by the author to prepare readers for events that will happen later in a story is

A story that has a literal level of meaning and is complete as a story, but also has a second, usually symbolic level of meaning is a

The repetition of the same stressed sounds in two or more words, especially in poetry, is called

A figure of speech that compares two things using “like” or “as” is called a

A figure of speech that compares two seemingly unlike things by stating that they are alike without the use of comparative words such as “like” or “as”:

A group of lines forming a unit in a poem is called a

The “word pictures” that writers create through employing sensate language (descriptions appealing to your 5 senses) is called

The narrator of a poem is its

A way of speaker in which the narrator or speaker conveys his or her attitude toward the subject is

The feeling that the author wants you as the reader to associate with a story or poem is called the

An author’s central idea or message conveyed through a piece of literature is its

Any object, person, place, or idea that exists on a literal level but also stands for something else is called a

A work based on the author’s own life is called a

A work based on the life of someone who is not the author is called a

A work based on just memories of a certain time period in the author's life is called a

The author’s word choice in a particular situation is called

The dictionary definition of a word is called its

The feelings or connections that we associate with a particular word are its

Describing a non-human (animal, plant, inanimate object) with human characteristics is called

The use of extreme wording to make something seem grander, more important, or exaggerated is

The order in which events appear in a non-fiction work is called

In a non-fiction work, the author's reason for writing/publishing is called his/her

A type of informational text that is meant to be delivered aloud is called