Reading Vocabulary: Literature

Front

What is a category of works that share some traits, such as mysteries or adventure stories?

Back

Genre

Front

Who is the person that tells a story?

Back

Narrator

Front

What is the act of giving human traits to something that is not human?

Back

Personification

Front

What are written in italic print and tell actors in a drama what to do?

Back

Stage Directions

Front

What influences how events are described in a story?

Back

Point of View

Front

What is a comparison using 'like' or 'as'?

Back

Simile

Front

What is a figure of speech that describes something as if it were something else?

Back

Metaphor

Front

What is the main character in a story called?

Back

Protagonist

Front

What is the character that opposes the main character?

Back

Antagonist

Front

What is the sequence of events in a story called?

Back

Plot