A writer or speakers choice of word

Writing or speech not meant literary

To give pictures or words

The struggle between a character and a outside force

Stories about gods

a feeling of growing uncertainty about the outcome of events

the reader knows more about the plot then the characters in the story do

characters and setting are introduced

a central message or insight into life revealed by a literary work

a comparison of two unlike things

includes the main character or any other characters who play significant roles

stories that tell about imaginary characters and events

the use of the words that imitate sounds

the perspective or vantage point, from which the story is told

a contradiction between what is stated and what is meant is expected to happened and what actual happened

the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

the act of creating and developing a character

a section of a literary work that interrupts the chronological presentation of events to relate to an event from an earlier time

the atmosphere or feeling within a literary work

the ordinary form of written language. it includes writing that is not poetry drama or song and it occurs in two forms fiction and nonfiction

a story told in fiction, non-fiction, poetry, or drama

an expression or a word used imaginatively rather than literally

used when the narrator of a story is a character in the story sand refers to himself or herself with the first person pronoun

a contradiction between an action that occurs and the expectations of the characters of the reader or the audience

the events that led up to the climax

the high point or turning point in a literary work

a deliberate exaggeration or overstatement often used for comic relief

a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison using two subjects using either like or as

a character who does not play a significant role in the story

images formed in the mind that appeal to the five senses

the part of the plot where the story ends

a pairing of words opposite in meaning i.e jumbo shrimp

anything that stands for or represents something else

a struggle within a character

the bad guy in a story; he or she works against the main character

a character who greatly changes in the course of a story

a short story about an interesting event in someones life

a story passed down from generation to generation that is believed by many people but cannot be proved true i.e the Jersey Devil

an event that creates the central, or main conflict for hte protagonist

a figure of speech in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics

when the narrator is outside of the story and relates the inner thoughts and feelings of only one character

the events that follow the climax

the use of clues to suggest events that have yet to occur

public speaking that is formal, persuasive, and emotionally appealing

the writers attitude toward his or her subject, characters or audience

the hero of the story; he or she is the main character

a character who does not change in the course of a work

a division or type of literature. There are three major ones: poetry, prose or drama

in this, a word or phrase is used to suggest the opposite of its usual meaning