Literary Terms

2. used when the writer/speaker appeals to the five senses (sight, smell, touch, taste, sound) by using details to create the experience or image in the readers mind
4. a technique in which two concepts, characters, ideas, or settings are placed near or next to each other so that the reader will compare and contract them.
5. a circumstance or set of circumstances that prompts a character to act a certain way or that determines the outcome if a situation
7. the writers or speakers attitude about a subject, character, or audience
8. a central topic, subject, or idea that is told throughout a literary work
10. a comparison of two things by saying one is the other
13. giving inhuman things human qualities
15. a direct juxtaposition of words, phrases, or clauses for the purpose of contrast
16. the facts revealed by the author or speaker that support the attitude or tone
18. a reference to a well known person place or thing

1. is the telling of a story in speaking or writing
3. a complete sentence that clearly expresses a message, life lesson, or main point related to a theme found in a literary work
5. how the reader feels about the text while reading
6. a self-contradicting word or group of words
9. a comparison of two things using the words like or as
11. the perspective from which the narrative is told
12. occurs when the elements of a statement contradict each other. Although the statement might appear illogical, imposible, or absurd, it turns out to have a coherent meaning that reveals a hidden truth
14. the time and place in which the story takes place
17. any object, person, place, or action that has both meaning in itself and that stands for something larger than itself.