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Quizlet Final - Literary Terms (27 Terms) Regular Ed. Lit.

Terms in this set (27)

nonfiction
a story that deals with real people and events
biography
a story of a peron's life, written by another person
autobiography
a story of a person's life, written by that person
fiction
a story that is made up rather than true
character
a person or animal who takes part in the action of the story
essay
a short piece of nonfiction prose with a single subject
foreshadowing
a hint to future events that will happen later in a story
conflict
a struggle or clash between opposing characters or forces
plot
series of events that make up a story
alliteration
repetition of the same consonant sounds in words
myth
a story which explains something about the world using gods and superhuman beings
short story
a fictional story with 10-20 pages
theme
the truth about life and people that is revealed in a story
onomatopoeia
the use of words whose sounds echo their sense (buzz, boom, bark)
suspense
the anxiety the reader feels about what will happen next in the story
personification
in a story where non human things are given human characteristics
setting
the time and place of the story
novel
a fictional story with more than 100 pages
point of view
the vantage point from which a story is told
irony
Contrast between what is expected to happen and what really happens
Folk Tale
A story that is passed down from one generation to another by word of mouth
Prose
All writing except poetry which includes textbooks, novels, magazines, and newspapers
Climax
The story's most emotional and suspenseful moment
Resolution
The very last part or ending of a story
Legend
Very old stories passed down which usually has some connection to a real historical person or event
Metaphor
An imaginative comparison between unlike things (example: the stars in the sky are diamonds)
Simile
A comparison between unlike things using words . . . "like, as, then, or resembles (example: the stars in the sky are LIKE diamonds)
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