Literary Terminology

3. the main idea in a work of literature
5. type of fiction that creates a truthful imitation of ordinary life
7. writing in which the writer explores unexpected possibilities of the past or future using known scientific data and theories as well as the imagination
8. the conflict is resolved and all loose ends are tied up
9. the method of narrating a short story, novel, narrative poem, or work of nonfiction
10. the time and place of the action of the story
11. the events in the story that move the plot along by adding complications

1. type of literature in which words are chosen and arranged to create a certain effect
2. a character who stays the same throughout the story
3. the attitude a writer takes toward his/her subject
4. figure of speech that makes a comparison between two things which are basically unlike using the words “like” or “as”
6. the use of words whose sounds suggest their meaning
7. a person, place, or object which stands for something other than itself