The author’s attitude toward the subject matter or toward the reader/audience. It is generally expressed through the choice of words, or the viewpoint of a writer on a particular subject.

a person who actively opposes the main character (protagonist)

a remark or passage by a character in a play that is intended to be heard by the audience but unheard by the other characters in the play *This is typically used to let the audience know what the character is thinking.

Love at first sight can result in intense passion is an example of a ________ Romeo and Juliet.

An object, person, or situation has another meaning other than its literal meaning. The actions of a character, word, action, or event that have a deeper meaning in the context of the whole story.

Characterization is how an author creates the _________ of a character.

When the reader is told exactly what the character is like, this is called ______.

the most intense, exciting, or important point of the literary piece

Scar in The Lion King is an example of a ________ character.

a group of lines within a poem, usually set apart by a blank line or indentation

The following is an example of ______ :

Romeo and Juliet are two teenagers who fall in love but struggle to be together because their families are enemies. They are under pressure (from the society in which they live) to remain apart.

-- Romeo and Juliet

the struggle is between the character and him/herself

The following is an example of __________.

“‘What island is it?’ Rainsford asked. ‘The old charts call it `Ship-Trap Island,' Whitney replied. ‘A suggestive name, isn't it? Sailors have a curious dread of the place. I don't know why. Some superstition--’” -- “The Most Dangerous Game”

“hold” and “bald” / “eye” and “see”

are example of __________.

the time and place in which the story takes place (can also include weather and historic period)

a literary or dramatic character who undergoes an important inner change, as a change in personality or attitude (may also be called a round character)

The following is an example of ______:

“As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. ‘’Tis some visitor,’ I muttered, ‘tapping at my chamber door –

Only this and nothing more.’”

- from “The Raven” by Edgar Allan Poe

The letters to the side of this stanza show the poem's ________.

“In Flanders fields the poppies blow A

Between the crosses, row on row, A

That mark our place; and in the sky B

The larks, still bravely singing, fly. B

Scarce heard amid the guns below.” A

--”In Flanders Fields” (Colonel John McCrae)

the main character of a literary piece

there may be more than one in a piece

the end of a book or play that acts as a comment on or a conclusion to what has happened

words/phrases used in some other way other than their literal meaning

“She laughs like a hyena”

“The sun is an egg yolk sliding down the sky.”

“The cloud cried wet drops on my face.”

“I’m so hungry I could eat a whole cow!”

a separate, introductory section of a literary work

The narrator is still outside the story and telling about the characters, but he/she has full access to their thoughts and feelings. The narrator is all-knowing. (she, he, him, her, they, them)

a scene set in time earlier than the main story...may be used to provide background information...it could be a memory, a dream, or a story told by one of the characters

the writer gives readers an advance hint of what is to come later in the story it helps the reader develop predictions about what might happen next

the narrator is outside the story and telling the experiences of a character (she, he, him, her, they, them)

the narrator is in the story and tells the story, but he/ she also knows what other people are thinking and doing (I, me, my, mine, we, our, us, he, she, his, her)

Categories like

Fiction (mystery, historical fiction, etc.)

Non Fiction (Biography, Informational, etc)

Poetry (Lyric, Elegy, Sonnet)

Plays

Folklore, Mythology, Fabels, Fairy Tales

“Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary.” --”The Raven” is an example of _______.

the narrator is a character in the story and tells things from his/her perspective (I, me, my, we, ours, us)

Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution are part of a ______.

In a scary movie when you know a character shouldn’t go upstairs because the bad guy is there waiting, but the character goes anyway is an example of _______.

A fire station burning down is an example of __________.

a recurring symbol which takes on a figurative meaning

it usually reinforces the theme of a literary piece

The feeling a reader gets from a piece of literature; often referred to as the atmosphere of a literary piece – an author creates _____ through word choice, imagery, dialogue, and setting

when the name or description of something implies the opposite

(A 6'10" man who weighs 300 pounds who is nicknamed "Tiny")

a main character in a story

typically faces some sort of challenge

there can be more than one in a story

a character without a major role in the story

may not exhibit a significant change over the course of the story –

his/her purpose is for interaction with major characters and to move the plot along

(ex. Templeton from Charlotte's Web)