Literary Terms

1. A figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced using like or as.
4. Also known as “initial rhyme,” it is the repetition of initial sounds of words, usually consonants, in a line.
5. A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance.
6. Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
8. It represents something beyond literal meaning.
11. Language that causes people to imagine pictures in their mind.
14. The main character.
16. The methods an author uses to help readers get to know and understand the characters.

2. A word or phrase used to compare two unlike objects, ideas, thoughts or feelings to provide a clearer description.
3. Opposes the protagonist.
7. The introduction to a story, including the primary characters' names, setting, mood, and time.
9. The emotional feeling or atmosphere that a work of literature produces in a reader.
10. A writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.
12. The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.
13. The attitude or approach that the author takes toward the work’s central theme or subject.
15. The central topic or idea explored in a text.