LITERATURE TERMS

1. struggle between two opposing sides or forces; dilemma, problem, fight, battle, rivalry, etc.
2. words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses and help create a vivid description for the reader.
3. differences; opposites.
6. the repetition of the initial consonants in sequence or close proximity to each other.
8. qualities that make a person an individual; determines how each character behaves and responds to others.
11. conversation between two or more characters. Must use quotation marks.
13. reference in a story, or literature, to another person, place, or thing from another source, like literature, music, history, or art.
14. similarities; likenesses
15. shared beliefs and values of groups. The beliefs, customs, practices, and social behavior of a certain nation or people.
17. gives readers clues that hint at later events.

1. people, animals, things involved in story events.
4. techniques used by writers to develop characters such as physical appearance, actions, or what other characters say.
5. a tale or legend traditional among people or belief or story passed on traditionally; usually considered false or based on superstition.
7. the close repetition of similar vowel sounds.
9. a situation where the opposite of what is expected to occur or exist does occur or exist.
10. highest point in the conflict, or turning point.
12. a brief story, usually with animal characters, that teaches a lesson or moral.
16. implied comparison between two unlike objects.
17. the past is inserted into the present.
18. figure of speech which is an exaggeration.