Literary Terms

Central idea or lesson about life that an author gets across to the reader

Actions, dialogue, and description that reveal a character's personality to the reader

A scene in a story that interrupts the action to show an event that happened earlier in time

A comparison of two unlike things using the words "like" or "as"

A direct comparison between two things that are not alike (usually using "is" or "was")

Giving human characteristics to something that is not human

An author's use of hints or clues to hint at events that will occur later in the story

Perspective from which a story is told

A feeling of uncertainty and curiosity about what will happen next in a story

A thing that represents or stands for something else