A tale in prose or verse in which characters, actions, or settings represent abstract ideas or moral qualities.

A reference to a person, place, event or literary work that a writer expects a reader to recognize.

A comparison made between two things to show the similarities between them.

The means by which a writer reveals a character's personality.

A struggle between two opposing forces or characters. Internal + External (Man v. man, man v. society, man v. nature)

A descriptive name or phrase used to characterize someone or something.

A character who sets off another character by contrast

The use of hints or clues in a narrative to suggest what action is to come.

Words or phrases that create pictures, or images, in the readers mind.

A constant or incongruity between what is stated and what is meant, or between what is expected to happen and what actually happens.(verbal, dramatic, situational).

A kind of writing or speaking that tells a story.

One who narrates or tells a story.

The type of speaking or writing that is intended to make its audience adopt a certain opinion.

The art of using language for persuasion' rhetorical devices and strategies are those tools that enable a writer to present ideas to an audience effectively.

One that does not expect an explicit answer; helps to persuade.

A kind of writing that holds up to ridicule or contempt.

Indirect comparison that uses "like" or "as" to link the differing items in the comparison.

Stock/Stereotyped Character

A character type that appears so often his/her nature is immediately familiar to a reader.

A writer's characteristic way of writing, determined by the choice of words (diction), the arrangement of words in sentences (syntax), and the relationship of sentences to one another.

Any object, person, place, or action that has a meaning in itself and that also stands for something larger than itself, such as a quality, an attitude, a belief, or a value.

A humorous story that is outlandishly exaggerated.

The general idea or insight about life that a writer wishes to convey in a literary work.

The attitude an author takes toward his/her subject, characters, and readers.

Sentence structure, including punctuation.

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Literary Terms

Short Story

Term	Definition
Allegory	A tale in prose or verse in which characters, actions, or settings represent abstract ideas or moral qualities.
Allusion	A reference to a person, place, event or literary work that a writer expects a reader to recognize.
Analogy	A comparison made between two things to show the similarities between them.
Characterization	The means by which a writer reveals a character's personality.
Conflict	A struggle between two opposing forces or characters. Internal + External (Man v. man, man v. society, man v. nature)
Epithet	A descriptive name or phrase used to characterize someone or something.
Foil	A character who sets off another character by contrast
Foreshadowing	The use of hints or clues in a narrative to suggest what action is to come.
Imagery	Words or phrases that create pictures, or images, in the readers mind.
Irony	A constant or incongruity between what is stated and what is meant, or between what is expected to happen and what actually happens.(verbal, dramatic, situational).
Narration	A kind of writing or speaking that tells a story.
Narrator	One who narrates or tells a story.
Persuasion	The type of speaking or writing that is intended to make its audience adopt a certain opinion.
Rhetoric	The art of using language for persuasion' rhetorical devices and strategies are those tools that enable a writer to present ideas to an audience effectively.
Rhetorical Question	One that does not expect an explicit answer; helps to persuade.
Satire	A kind of writing that holds up to ridicule or contempt.
Simile	Indirect comparison that uses "like" or "as" to link the differing items in the comparison.
Stock/Stereotyped Character	A character type that appears so often his/her nature is immediately familiar to a reader.
Style	A writer's characteristic way of writing, determined by the choice of words (diction), the arrangement of words in sentences (syntax), and the relationship of sentences to one another.
Symbol	Any object, person, place, or action that has a meaning in itself and that also stands for something larger than itself, such as a quality, an attitude, a belief, or a value.
Tall Tale	A humorous story that is outlandishly exaggerated.
Theme	The general idea or insight about life that a writer wishes to convey in a literary work.
Tone	The attitude an author takes toward his/her subject, characters, and readers.
Syntax	Sentence structure, including punctuation.
Diction	Word choice.

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