LITERATURE TERMS

2. people, animals, things involved in story events.
4. gives readers clues that hint at later events.
6. shared beliefs and values of groups. The beliefs, customs, practices, and social behavior of a certain nation or people.
7. struggle between two opposing sides or forces; dilemma, problem, fight, battle, rivalry, etc.
9. implied comparison between two unlike objects.
10. differences; opposites.
14. the repetition of the initial consonants in sequence or close proximity to each other.
15. reference in a story, or literature, to another person, place, or thing from another source, like literature, music, history, or art.
17. a brief story, usually with animal characters, that teaches a lesson or moral.

1. the close repetition of similar vowel sounds.
2. techniques used by writers to develop characters such as physical appearance, actions, or what other characters say.
3. similarities; likenesses
5. a situation where the opposite of what is expected to occur or exist does occur or exist.
8. figure of speech which is an exaggeration.
11. the past is inserted into the present.
12. conversation between two or more characters. Must use quotation marks.
13. highest point in the conflict, or turning point.
16. words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses and help create a vivid description for the reader.