Series of related events that comprise a story

Relationship between the narrator and the story he/she is telling

The person, animal, or thing that is telling a story

The contrast between what the reader expects and what actually happens

The part of the plot in which readers are introduced to the characters and setting

The part of the plot in which characters make a decision or take an action that brings about the resolution.

This is often the most intense part of the plot.

The way in which the conflict of a story reaches a solution

One or more letters at a bound form attached to the beginning or end of a word that create the definition or form of the word

The repetition of initial consonant sounds in a series of wirds

A story in which the characters and plot are metaphorically symbolic of ideas outside the story itself

A word that is opposite in meaning to a given word

The presence of a subtle or obvious positive or negative attitude toward a subject

An author’s methods for revealing characters and their various traits to the reader

A direct or implied reference in a work of literature to an idea outside that work of literature

Words or phrases that help a reader to understand the meaning of an unfamiliar word

The author’s choice or words, phrases and sentence structures to create a specific style

A genre of literature which is intended to be performed as a play, television show, or movie

A variety of language that is distinct from the standard, accepted language. Often these are geographical in origin

The struggle or clash among characters or ideas that is central to a narrative

The range of emotions a reader associates with specific word choice

A piece if information presented objectively and accepted as true

The part of the plot characterized by diminished conflicts and complications

Any writing that is the product of an authors imagination

A point of view in which the narrator is a character in the story

The author’s use of hints or clues that suggest what will happen later in the story

An organization tool that reveals to readers events that happened at a time prior to the current point in time of the narration

A category used to classify works of literature

Exaggeration or overstatement

The use of words designed to appeal to the readers’ senses

A judgement based on reasoning rather than explicit information; reading between the lines

The direct comparison of two unlike things, not using any words of comparison

A recurring theme, idea or subject in a literary work

An extended speech by a single speaker, not necessarily in the context of a play

A speech by a character, alone on stage, that reveals his/her inner thoughts and feelings

The prevailing emotional impact or atmosphere or a literary work

The giving of human qualities to a non-human

A propaganda technique that aims to convince people that “everyone else is doing it. “

A propaganda technique that uses a famous person to promote a product or idea

A propaganda technique that attempts to distract the reader by introducing unrelated ideas or arguments

A propaganda technique that acts as a personal attack on a person’s character

A written account of a person’s life

The time and place in which a story takes place

A literary device in which an object is used to represent an idea

The author’s attitude toward his subject, characters, and audience

A point of view in which the narrator is an outsider

The author’s choice or words and sentence structures to create a specific effect

A word very similar in meaning to a given word

That part of the plot preceding the climax in which the plot becomes increasingly more complicated

Group of letters added to the beginning of a word that change the meaning of the original word.

The voice used by the author to narrate his/her story