Literature Terminology

2. The highpoint of action in a story is known as the _________.
4. A story's message to its audience; good overcomes evil and honesty is the best policy are examples.
6. A form of imagery that directly compares two objects by replacing one with the other. 'My mind is an open book'; 'You are a star in the sky' are both examples.
7. The term given to the protagonist's greatest challenge or hurdle. This role is often negative.
10. The main character in a story.
11. A comparison between two different objects that share a common trait. This form of imagery always uses like or as.
12. Words with similar meanings are called _______________.

1. A form of imagery that uses repeated first letter sounds to create a rhythm. 'Sally sells seashells by the seashore' is an example.
3. Two words with opposite meanings are _____________ of each other.
5. The name given to conversation in a story.
8. A story's location and time period.
9. A technique used by writers to suggest that something is about to happen.
10. The term given to how a story progresses; the story line.