Literary Terms

2. A conversation between two or more people
3. This POV uses pronouns like I, we, us, my.
8. This part of the Plot Diagram identifies the events that lead to the end of the story.
9. A feeling that a reader gets as he or she reads the work. The feeling comes from the author’s word choice and imagery.
13. The time and place of the story
15. This POV uses pronouns like they, them, he, she.
16. An interruption to remember an event in the past
17. A struggle between opposing forces or oneself
18. This part of the Plot Diagram is where we learn about the characters and the setting. It is the start of the story.
20. This part of the Plot Diagram is the turning point of the story.
21. Character vs. Self is an example of this conflict.
22. The lesson or message of the story

1. This part of the Plot Diagram represents the end of the story.
4. A picture that represents an idea or concept
5. The perspective a story is told from
6. This part of the Plot Diagram is where the characters face a conflict and it builds to the turning point of the story.
7. The attitude a writer/author takes towards his or her subject, characters, and audience.
10. The people in the story
11. The character who is deemed the villain or evil
12. The main character in a story
14. Character vs. Society is an example of this conflict.
16. A warning or hint to what is going to come in the story.
19. A picture created by the author’s words. The picture is in the reader’s mind.