Literary Terms

Front

What is the main message about life or underlying meaning of a literary work?

Back

Theme

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Front

How does an author reveal the personality of a character?

Back

Characterization

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

Front

What is the climate of feeling in a literary work?

Back

Mood

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Front

What is the use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in the story?

Back

Foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Front

What is the series of events consisting of characters, actions, and conflict in a story?

Back

Plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Front

What is a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Simile

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Front

What is a figure of speech that gives human qualities to non-human things?

Back

Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

Front

What is a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art?

Back

Allusion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Front

What is the emotional atmosphere created by a piece of writing?

Back

Tone

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Front

What is a recurring subject, theme, or idea in a literary work?

Back

Motif

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D