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| The grammatical structure of a sentence |
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| A sentence in which the most important part comes first |
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| A sentence in which the most important part comes last |
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| Writing that appeals to the five senses (taste, touch, sound, sight, and smell) |
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| The main character of a literary work |
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| A sentence in which the object comes before the subject |
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| The repetition of a structure within the story |
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| Any force that opposes the protagonist |
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| The single purpose that ties all elements of a work together |
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| Something that has multiple meanings other than it's literal meaning. Or, something that means more than what it is. |
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| A figure in speech in which what is said is the opposite of what is meant |
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| An incongruity between what a character says or thinks and what the reader knows to be true. |
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| A situation in which the outcome is different than what is expected |
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| The underlying, or stated, central message of a work of literature |
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| The author's attitude towards the subject |
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| How quickly or slowly the actions of the story move along |
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| Over-emotional or drmatic |
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| A writing that has a primary purpose to preach or teach |
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| A statement or situation containing contradictory elements. Or, an element containing contradictory events. |
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| A story with symbolic and dual meaning |
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| Time, place, and atmosphere (mood). |
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| The resolution of a story |
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| The angle of which the story is told. 1st person, 3rd person limited, and 3rd person omniscient. |
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| "All knowing," sees all of the characters thoughts |
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| Sees select character's thoughts |
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| Told through the eyes of a single character |
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| Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Denouement |
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| Any of the persons presented in a story or play |
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| A stereotyped character that can be found in previous, similar literature |
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| A character who is distinguished with moral qualities and personal traits that are complex |
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| A character who is summed up in one or two traits |
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| A character that changes throughout the story |
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| A character that does not change throughout the story |
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| A conflict in which there is no perfect, or ideal outcome. A problem where there is no good outcome. |
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| Narration of a character's private thoughts. |
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| A clash of actions, desires, ideas, or goals in the plot of a story |
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| Man vs. Man, Man vs. Society, Man vs. Government |
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| A theme that is spelled out for the reader |
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| A theme that is implied in a story, or not directly spelled out. |
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| The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words |
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| Build-up, thriller, or keeps the reader on their toes |
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| Linear, flash back, frame. The sequential arrangement of plot elements in fiction or drama. |
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| Chronological order of a story |
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| Visitation of the past within the story. Non-chronological order. |
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| When someone is talking to an inanimate object or a person who is not there |
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| A reference to something. Calling something to mind without mentioning it explicitly. |
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| Words that imitate sounds |
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| The exact, literal, dictionary definition of a word |
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| What is implied in the word, the emotion that it invokes |
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