Literary Terminology

3. the time and location of a story
5. a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to emphasize a real situation
9. describes the structure of a story
10. a recurring theme, image, or idea in a story
13. a direct comparison between two things using like or as
14. a hint given to the reader of what is to come
17. the adversary who opposes the protagonist
19. the struggle between two opposing forces
20. an insight, based on stated details, about information that is not stated
22. a combination of words that contradict each other
23. a phrase that has a different meaning from what its words literally suggest
24. something concrete that represents something abstract

1. refers to the particular arrangement of the words in a sentence.
2. comparison between two dissimilar things
4. something nonhuman is given human attributes
6. the main idea or underlying meaning of literary work
7. an interruption of the narrative to show an episode that happened before that particular point in a story
8. action the series of events, conflicts, and crises that lead up to the climax
11. a brief reference to a historical or literary figure, event, or object
12. the main character
15. the tying up of loose ends and all of the threads in the story
16. a story or tale with two or more levels of meaning
18. refers to an author’s unique way of writing
21. a character’s sudden flash of insight into a conflict or situation