Literary Terminology

3. Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader
4. A figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not denote to suggest a similarity
5. Introduces plot, characterization and setting
8. Using something to represent something else (flag-country)
9. Passing reference or indirect mention
10. A statement that seems contradictory but expresses a deeper truth
11. A method an author uses to let readers know more about the characters and their personal traits.
12. Giving hints or clues about what will happen in a story
17. A character or force in conflict with the main character
18. The perspective from which the story is told (first, second, third)
19. The turning point of a story
20. A figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with 'like' or 'as')
22. central Idea of a work of literature
24. The use of very descriptive writing to create mind pictures

1. Attitude a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character
2. The act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.
6. A combination of words that contradict eachother
7. Use of the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable in a line of verse
13. The time, place, and mood of the story
14. Using words that imitate the sound they denote
15. Things in which happen in the story
16. A problem between different sides
21. A contrast between expectation and reality
23. A recurring theme, image, or idea in a story