Literary Terms-Part 1 (A Wrinkle in Time)

emotion or general feeling created by a piece of writing

• mood

• suspense

• theme

the act of creating or describing a character

• inciting incident

• characterization

• allusion

the event that introduces the central conflict, or struggle, in a poem, story, or play

• inciting incident

• characterization

• allusion

a reference in a literary work to something famous

• inciting incident

• characterization

• allusion

Mrs. Who alludes to the three witches in William Shakespeare's Macbeth.

What is this an example of?

• characterization

• inciting incident

• allusion

*showing what characters say, do, or think

*showing what other characters say or think about them

*describing what physical features, dress, and personality the characters display

The above text lists the three major techniques of _________.

• characterization

• inciting incident

• allusion

The excerpt below is an example of what?

Mrs. Whatsit's night time visit to the Murry home during the middle of the storm.

• characterization

• inciting incident

• allusion

a type of writing that is very imaginative and unrealistic

• fantasy

• fiction

• science fiction

imaginative literature based on scientific principles, discoveries, or laws

• fantasy

• fiction

• science fiction

a play on words, one that cleverly makes use of a double meaning

• analogy

• dialogue

• pun