Literary Terms

The means through

which an author reveals a

character’s personality.

• Characterization

• Dialogue

• Allusion

• Tone

A struggle between two

opposing forces.

• Consonance

• Theme

• Allusion

• Conflict

The conversation

between two or more

people as a feature of a

book, play, or movie

• Characterization

• Dialogue

• Mood

• Plot

When the author hints at

upcoming events without

directly stating that they

will happen

• Foreshadowing

• Imagery

• Mood

• Personification

Descriptive language that

has the ability to appeal

to one or more of the five

senses

• Mood

• Tone

• Imagery

• Plot

An implied comparison

between two unlike

things that have

something important in

common

• Characterization

• Plot

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

The feeling the reader

gets from a work of

literature.

• Metaphor

• Foreshadowing

• Assonance

• Mood

A device where

inanimate objects are

given human

characteristics

• Symbolism

• Personification

• Mood

• Onomatopoeia

The sequence of events

in a story.

• Plot

• Imagery

• Personification

• Mood

The perspective from

which a story is told, or,

who is telling the story.

• Tone

• Point of View

• Allusion

• Hyperbole