Literary Terms Flashcards

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Antagonist

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a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary; a villain or bad person in the story

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Characterization

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the act of describing the character or qualities of someone or something

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Conflict

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a literary element that involves a struggle between two opposing forces (problem that the characters face)

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Dialogue

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a written or spoken conversational exchange between two or more people

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Flashback

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a scene set in a time earlier than the main story

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Inference

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a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning

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Irony

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the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect

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Plot

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a narrative term defined as the events that make up a story, particularly as they relate to one another in a pattern or in a sequence

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Point of View

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the narrator's position in relation to the story being told

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Setting

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the historical moment in time and geographic location in which a story takes place