Literary Terms

the narration of the story

who is telling the story

• flashback

• point of view

• personification

• characterization

a comparison of two unlike things, using the words like or as

• metaphor

• idiom

• simile

• conflict

the struggle or problem between two or more opposing forces

• setting

• conflict

• imagery

• plot

the time and place of the story

writing that appeals to the five senses

• imagery

• assonance

• alliteration

• consonance

the contrast between what's expected and what occurs

​ (a)   ​ is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginnings of words.​ ​ ​

• Consonance
• Assonance
• Alliteration

​ (a)   ​ is the repetition of vowel sounds at the beginnings of words.​

• Consonance
• Assonance
• Alliteration

​ (a)   is the repetition of consonant sounds in the middle or ends of words.

• Consonance
• Assonance
• Alliteration

A ​ (a)   is an item that stands for something else.

• plot
• symbol
• theme
• conflict