Passing reference or indirect mention.

A word, phrase, or name formed by rearranging the letters of another, such as cinema, formed from iceman.

A point-by-point comparison of two like things.

Someone who opposes the main character in a story. Often times this person is referred to as the "bad guy," but this is not always the case.

A statement or saying that is both efficiently presented and either witty or wise. Ex. "People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones" is a short, efficient way to say that someone shouldn't be judgemental of another.

The repetition of similar vowels in successive words.

A self-written biography about one's self.

An account of somebody's life written by somebody else, complete with details of the most important parts.

A type of poetry that has a regular meter, usually iambic pentameter, but no rhyme.

The collection of works by a writer or artist that are considered to be authentic, genuine, or official.

A major division of a long poem, similar to that of a long chapter in a book.

A Latin phrase that translates to "Sieze the day."

An imaginary person represented in a work of fiction.

The use of time order to create change or make a point in prose or poetry.

The turning point, or decisive moment, of a novel or play.

A work of literature or drama that is light and humorous with a happy ending.

The ending of a work of literature.

Opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot). Conflict can be internal or external.

The attitudes and feelings associated with a word versus its dictionary meaning.

The repitition of consonant sounds.

A stanza consisting of two successive lines of verse usually rhymed.

The literal dictionary meaning of a word.

The showing of how the plot eventually turns out, where events are explained, and where any loose ends to a story are tied up.

A conversation between two or more characters or persons.

The way one talks, that is, the way one enunciates or pronounces words, and the words and phrases chosen.

Designed to teach an ethical, moral, or religious lesson.

The character in a story that stays the same.

Poetry that is meant to be performed, as in a play.

The character who changes in a story.

A long poem describing heroic deeds and adventures, such as the Iliad and the Odyssey.

A short section added at the end of a literary work used to wrap up the end of the story.

A descriptive word or phrase such as "Ivan the Terrible" or "Alexander the Great."

An inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh.

Soothing, pleasant sounds.

The early part of a story that normally sets the tone, establishes setting, introduces the caracters, and gives important background information.

A brief story that ends with a moral.

A story in which a hero or heroine triumphs over adversity, often with the aid of a fairy or other supernatural creature.

Sometimes called the resolution, this occurs after the climax and provides end to the literary work.

A term that refers to imaginary stories, events that did not really happen.

A type of language that varies from the norms of literal language usually involving the comparison between two things that may not, at first, seem to relate to one another.

A writer's technique in which the author interrupts the plot of the story to reveal an incident from an earlier time that is often to provide additional information to the reader.

A charcter with very few character traits described.

A story that is told by many generations of people before it is written down. The people who create these stories are typically unknown. Some examples include Paul Bunyan and "Jack and the Beanstalk."

A writer's technique in which the author provides clues or hints as to what is going to happen later in the story. An well-known example of this is when the music from the movie Jaws plays just before a shark attack.

Poetry that does not have either meter or rhyme.

A literary type or form.

A figure of speech in which overstatement or exaggeration occurs.

A word or group of words in a literary work which appeal to one or more of the senses.

A judgement based on reasoning rather than on a direct or explicit statement.

A special kind of contrast between appearance and reality, usually in which one reality is the opposite of what one expects.

A humerous poem with 5 lines.

A short poem in which a single speaker expresses personal thoughts and feelings.

A way of describing something by comparing it to something else without the use of the words "like" or "as."

The recurrence of a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.

The atmosphere or feeling created by a literary work, partly by description of the objects or by the style of the descriptions.

The lesson that a story or fable is meant to teach.

The speaker is a character of a story or poem and tells it from his/her perspective.

The person who tells a story in a work of fiction.

A term used to describe one's worst enemy, normally someone or something that is the exact opposite of oneself but is also somehow similar.

Any writing based entirely on facts, or real and true events.

A long story written in prose.

A poem in praise of something divine or expressing some noble idea.

A literary device wherein the sound of a word echoes the sounds it represents.

A combination of contradictory terms.

A situation or statement that seems to contradict itself, but on closer inspection, does not.

A literary work that imitates the style of another literary work.

A literary work that has to do with shepherds and rustic settings.

A fictitious name, or pseudonym, used by a writer. Famous examples include Dr. Seuss an Mark Twain.

A figure of speech that endows animals, ideas, or inanimate objects with human traits and/or abilities.

A story that is performed by actors and actresses on a stage.

The structure of a story or the sequence in which the author arranges the events of a story.

A work of literature that is written in lines, like songs.

The author's viewpoint of a story and concentrates on the vantage point taken b the speaker, or "teller," of a story or poem.

Something placed at the beginning of a word to change its meaning. For examples, possible having "im-" added to the beginning makes it a new word with new meaning.

An introductory passage or speech before the main action of a novel, play, or long poem.

The central character or hero of a narrative or drama, usually, the one that the audience identifies with.

A play on words wherein a word is used to convey two meanings at the same time.

A verse in poetry consisting of four lines, especially one with lines that rhyme alternatively.

This occurs after the climax and provides end to the literary work.

Occurs when a word or the last part of a word sounds like another word or the last part of another word.

Words intended to belittle a person or idea and arouse contemptuous laughter.

Events in a story that move the plot along by adding complications or expanding the conflict.

A character whose many character traits are revealed.

A literary tome used to ridicule or make fun of human vice or weaklings.

The time and place in which a story unfolds.

A work of fiction in prose that is shorter than a novel.

Compares something to another thing using the words "like" or as."

A moment in drama when a character stands alone and speaks his or her thoughts aloud.

A fourteen-line poem written in iambic pentameter, usually.

A unit of lines in a poem usually arranged in a recurring pattern of rhyme or rhythm.

A character in a story that does not change throughout the story.

Something placed at the end of a word to modify or extend the meaning.

This is created by the reader's indentification with and concern for the welfare of a convincing and sypathetic character, and an anticipation for violence.

A character, an action, a setting, or an object that represents something else. Most often, the symbol in a story is an object that represents its owner's character or situation, or both.

A group of three lines of verses the rhyme with each other or with another group of three.

A unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work.

A serious play in which the main characer meets with disaster, either through personal fault or through events that cannot be helped.

A statement which lessens or minimizes the importance of what is meant.

An unverifiable story that is based on a religious belief.