Literary terms 1

figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things, using a word such as like, as, resembles, or than

the use of clues to hint at events that will occur later in the plot

figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things, in which one thingbecomes  another ting without the use of the words like, as, than, or resembles

the writer tells us directly what kind of person the character is

occurs when there is a contrast between what would seem appropriate and what really happens, or when what we expect to happen is in fact quite contradictory to what really does take place

contrast or discrepancy between expectation and reality-between what is said and what is really meant, between what is expected to happen and what really does happen, or between what appears to be true and what is really true

the uncertainty or anxiety we feel about what is going to happen next in a story

a person, a place, a thing, or an event that stands for itself and for something beyond itself as well

series of related events that make up a story or drama

a writer or speaker says one thing but really means something completely different

the central idea of a work or literature

a struggle between opposing needs or desires or emotions within a single person

person in a story, poem, or play

language that appeals to the senses

special kind of metaphor in which a nonhuman thing or quality is talked about as if it were human

a character struggles against an outside force

we have to use our on judgment to decide what a character is like, based on the evidence the writer gives us

occurs when the audience or the reader knows something important that a character in a play or story does not know

someone who is not always perceptive about what's going on in a story or someone whois deliberately not telling the whole truth

the time and place of a story or play

struggle or clash between opposing characters or between opposing forces

type of writing that explains, gives information, defines, or clarifies an idea

presents the conflict or problem and suspense beings to build due to this action

the high point of interest in a story and it usually results in a change in a character or characters

denouement in which the story winds down and the conflicts begin to be settled

all conflicts and problems are resolved and all of the reader's questions are answered

• man vs. man
• man vs. nature
• man vs. self