Literary Metalanguage

The things characters say; written as direct speech

The highest point of tension, or biggest complication, in a story

When an object is used to represent another idea this is called a

• perspective

• symbol

• setting

• angle

The main or most important character in a story

A hypothesis readers make to fill the gaps in a story based on clues that have been given

• Intertextuality

• Summary

• Inference

• Visualisation

Stories can be written from a first person or third person point of view. Another word for this is

Connections that are made between one text and another

• Inference

• Intertextuality

• Hypothesis

• Prediction

The atmosphere or emotions of a story is also called the

What is the term for the the main idea or message in a story

• Coda

• Plot

• Symbol

• Theme

The word used to describe the time and place of a story