Literary Terms Review

Front

What is the contrast between what the character knows and what the reader/audience knows called?

Back

Dramatic irony

Front

What do we call the time and place in which a story takes place?

Back

Setting

Front

What is the part of the story that follows the climax and leads to the resolution?

Back

Falling action

Front

What is the series of events that lead up to the climax called?

Back

Rising action

Front

What is a comparison that uses 'like' or 'as' called?

Back

Simile

Front

What term describes the emotional atmosphere of a literary work?

Back

Mood

Front

What is the main idea or underlying meaning of a literary work called?

Back

Theme

Front

What do we call the introduction of background information in a story?

Back

Exposition

Front

What is a figure of speech that makes a direct comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Metaphor

Front

What is the turning point of a story, often the moment of greatest tension?

Back

Climax