Literary Terms

3. The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning.
4. The act of characterizing or describing the individual quality of a person or thing.
5. The time and place of a story.
6. A reference to a well-known external person, event, or text.
8. An extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally, as “to wait an eternity.”
10. A poem, play, picture, etc, in which the apparent meaning of the characters and events is used to symbolize a deeper moral or spiritual meaning.
12. A unifying or dominant idea, motif, etc., as in a work of art.
15. The plan, scheme, or main story of a literary or dramatic work, as a play, novel, or short story.
17. The representation of an abstract quality or idea in the form of a person, creature, etc, as in art and literature.
18. A distinctive idea, esp a theme elaborated on in a piece of music, literature, etc.
19. A struggle or clash between opposing characters, forces, or ideas.
20. Hints or clues about what will happen later in a story.

1. The leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work.
2. A person who gives an account or tells the story of events, experiences, etc.
3. Language that appeals to the senses.
7. A comparison using "like" or "as".
9. The formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.
11. The representation of something in symbolic form or the attribution of symbolic meaning or character to something.
13. A direct comparison stating one thing is another.
14. A regional or group-specific way of speaking.
16. A person who is opposed to, struggles against, or competes with another; opponent; adversary.