Literary Terminology

4. Story Can be read in one sitting; maintains a concentrated effect; usually starts in the middle of the action.
7. When consequences are counter to expectations.
8. Category of story such as mystery, horror, romance, adventure or fantasy.
9. The feeling created by the word choices and actions creates an overall mood or attitude of the story.
10. An occurrence or statement that alludes to something that happens in the future.
12. Actual, real-life events
14. What is occurring at this point in history, place of culture, or circumstance of author.
16. Point of view of a single character. Uses “I” and “me.”
17. The main character of the story.
18. The individual(s) or force working against the main character.
19. Where this story is in time and place.
20. Imagined
21. A thing that stands in or represents something else, especially an object that represents an abstract idea.

1. Narrator is not part of the story, but follows only one particular character.
2. When one thing is said but with a contrasting meaning.
3. Sees and knows all things. Follows any and all characters. Provides multiple points of view.
5. A comparison between two different things in order to emphasize an idea or description.
6. The combination of writing style and tone creates the writer’s voice.
11. Deliberately chosen words used to create a specific feel within a story.
13. vs. person; person vs. self; person vs. nature
15. When the audience knows something the characters don’t, resulting in poor decision making or bad consequences.
17. Language of everyday use written in its standard form. Not poetry or scripts.