Literary Terms & Techniques

Figurative language that compares one thing with another of a different kind using "like" or "as" is known as

• symbol

• craft

• genre

• simile

The category or type of writing/reading (for example thriller, romance, historical fiction) is known as . . .

• genre

• perspective

• symbol

• craft

a central message in a literary work

• plot

• theme

• setting

• suspense

The time & place

• setting

• mood

• plot

• theme

The feeling the writer creates for the reader

• personification

• imagery

• mood

• plot

The main character or hero in the story

• conflict

• protagonist

• antagonist

• dynamic

A struggle between opposing forces

• conflict

• genre

• plot

• theme

The sequence of events in a story

• setting

• mood

• plot

• theme

The protagonist's main opponent

• antagonist

• first person

• third person

• conflict

The statement about life or human nature that the writer wants to convey to the reader

• theme

• tone

• genre

• non fiction