Literature Terms

1. the main character in a story
5. when the author gives little hints about what will happen in the future
7. a comparison of two things using the words like or as
9. an extreme exaggeration
11. a question where the answer is implied
14. when an author tells you about a character
16. a word that sounds like what it says
17. the character that opposes the main character in a story
19. the feeling an author sets in a story
20. the description of the setting and a story's characters
21. a comparison of two things not using the words like or as
22. when the main problem of a story is solved
23. a scene in a movie or novel set in an earlier time than the main story
25. when a person that is not in the story can tell you what all of the characters are thinking, saying, and doing
27. giving human like qualities to an unhuman thing
30. when a character says one thing but really means another

1. two characters that actions, thoughts, or ideas compliment or mimic each other
2. the events leading up to the climax
3. the intense feeling when the audience does not know what will happen
4. conversation between two or more people
6. when an author shows you about a character
8. when the person telling the story is the main character
10. when the outcome of a situation is opposite of what is expected
12. when the audience knows something one of the characters doesn't know
13. a reference to another literary work, movie, etc. during a different piece of work
15. the way an author says something
18. when a person that is not in the story can tell you what one character is thinking, saying, and doing
24. two characters that actions, thoughts, or ideas oppose each other
26. when one thing represents another thing or central idea
28. the events that follow the climax
29. the main point or turning point of a story