Literary terms

4. A dramatic device in which a character is alone and speaks his or her thoughts aloud
8. The manner in which an author develops characters and their personalities
10. The essential background information at the beginning of a literary work
11. The turning point in a literary work
13. Results or effects of the climax of a literary work
14. Type or category to which a literary work
16. A reference to something well-known that exists outside the literary work
18. Technique that keeps the reader guessing what will happen next
22. The method of returning to an earlier point in time for the purpose of making the present clear
24. Repetition of similar or identical sounds
26. Standardized, conventional ideas about characters, plots and settings
28. hint of what is to come in a literary work
29. The author's attitude toward the subject of a work
30. Repetition of the initial constant sounds of words

1. An implied comparison between dissimilar objects
2. End of the literary work when loose ends are tied up and question are answered
3. Use of a word whose sound imitates its meaning
5. when the reader or audience knows something a character does not
6. The main character in a literary work
7. Group of lines forming a unit in a poem
9. Word choice to create a specific effect
12. A direct comparison of dissimilar objects, using like or as
15. A recurring feature of a literary work that is related to the theme
17. Voice in a poem; the person or thing that is speaking
19. phrase that consists of two words that are contradictory
20. The underlying main idea of a literary work
21. Language that appeals to the five senses
23. The sequence of events in a literary work
25. Extreme exaggeration to add meaning
27. Direct speech between characters in a literary work