The written list of all books used in a report or book

The central idea of a literary work; often an insight about human life

The main character who must overcome obstacles and resolve the conflict

An extreme exaggeration used to make a point

A syllable or word that comes before the root word to change its meaning

The narrator is outside the characters and tells the reader what is happening in the story

A complex character; shows several sides to their personality

A character who undergoes little or no inner change throughout the story

A one dimensional character; can be described in one or two characteristics

A character who undergoes an important inner change in the story

The point of highest interest in a story; the turning point

The first part of plot; provides the reading with the setting and characters

The series of conflicts or struggles that builds the story toward the climax

The final unraveling or solution of the plot; where loose ends are tied up

Events after the climax that lead to the resolution

The main character tells the story

This lists the topics in a document along with their page numbers and is found at the front of the text

A picture drawn to explain an idea

The style or category of literature (fiction, nonfiction, biography, etc.)

Language using figures of speech; language that cannot be taken literally or only literally

Comparing two unlike things using like or as

Comparing two unlike things without using like or as

The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words

Giving human qualities to animals or objects

Words that imitate sounds

A word that has the same or similar meaning as another word

A character or force that is in conflict with the main character

Conflict that involves a character wrestling with exterior obstacles (Ex. people, forces of nature or society's beliefs)

Conflict that involves a character struggling with emotional or mental obstacles within themselves