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Literary Terms and Concepts Review– Language Arts 6
Alliteration Repetitive sounds
Author's Purpose The author's reason for creating a particular work
Autobiography A form of nonfiction in which a person tells the story of his or her own life
Biography The story of a person's life written by someone else
Characterization The techniques writers use to create and develop characters
Cliffhanger A device in which an episode or chapter ends at a moment of suspense
Conflict A struggle between opposing forces
Dialogue Words that characters speak out loud
Drama A literary form involving parts written for actors to perform
Fable A brief story that teaches a lesson
Fantasy Literature that contains at least one fantastic or unreal element
Fiction A prose writing that tells an imaginary story
Figurative Language Fresh and original descriptions that, while not literally true, help the reader picture ordinary things in new ways.
Folktale A story passed from one generation to the next
Foreshadowing When a writer provides hints that suggest future events in a story
Genre A type or category of literature
Historical Fiction A story that is written to portray a time period or convey information about a specific time period
Hyperbole Extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally
Informational Text Text that is written by authors to inform, to explain, to describe, to present information, or to persuade
Imagery Words or phrases that appeal to a reader's senses
Legend A story, usually based on historical fact, handed down from the past about a specific person
Metaphor A comparison of two things that have some quality in common not containing the word like or as, it says one thing is
another thing.
Mystery A story in which the reader is challenged to solve a puzzle
Myth A traditional story, usually of unknown authorship, that deals with the basic questions of the universe.
Non-fiction Writing that tells about real people, places, and events
Onomatopoeia Use of words whose sound suggests their meaning ex. Buzz
Personification The giving of human qualities to an animal, object, or idea
Plot The sequence of related events that make up a story
Poetry A type of literature in which ideas, images, and feelings are expressed in few words
Point of View The perspective from which a story is told, usually first or third person
Realistic Fiction A story that has events that did not really happen but could have happened
Science Fiction A story that is based on real or possible scientific developments
Setting The time and place where a story happens
Simile A comparison of two things that have some quality in common containing the word like or as
Symbolism Using a person, a place, an object, or an action to stand for something beyond itself
Theme The message about life or human nature that is conveyed by a literary work
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