Literature Terms

2. a comparison of two things using the words like or as
3. when one thing represents another thing or central idea
6. characterization when an author tells you about a character
7. giving human like qualities to an unhuman thing
12. point of view when the person telling the story is the main character
13. conversation between two or more people
19. irony when the outcome of a situation is opposite of what is expected
20. action where the events are following the climax
21. two characters that actions, thoughts, or ideas oppose each other
23. point of view when a person that is not in the story can tell you what one character is thinking, saying, and doing
26. characterization when an author shows you about a character
30. two characters that actions, thoughts, or ideas compliment or mimic each other
31. irony when a character says one thing but really means another

1. when the main problem of a story is solved
4. a comparison of two things not using the words like or as
5. the description of the setting and a story's characters
8. a question where the answer is implied
9. a word that sounds like what it says
10. when the author gives little hints about what will happen in the future
11. point of view when a person that is not in the story can tell you what all of the characters are thinking, saying, and doing
14. a reference to another literary work, movie, etc. during a different piece of work
15. the main character in a story
16. action where the events are leading up to the climax
17. the character that opposes the main character in a story
18. the intense feeling when the audience does not know what will happen
22. a scene in a movie or novel set in an earlier time than the main story
24. an extreme exaggeration
25. the feeling an author sets in a story
27. irony when the audience knows something one of the characters doesn't know
28. the main point or turning point of a story
29. the way an author says something