Name: ________________________

Literary Terms
For the following literary terms make sure that you have written the de nition and, where pos-
sible, have an example.

Many of these terms, but not all, fall under what is called gurative language. Figurative lan-
guage is any gure of speech which depends on a non-literal meaning of some or all of the
words used. There are many types of gurative language, including literary devices such as
simile, metaphor, personi cation, and many pun examples, to name just a few.

Term De nition Example

Alliteration

Allusion

Analogy

Assonance

Antagonist

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Atmosphere

Bias

Con ict

List 5 types of
con ict in the
examples

Climax

Denouement

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Diction

Exposition

Falling Action

Flashback

Foreshadowing

Hyperbole

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Inciting Incident

Imagery

Irony:

Dramatic

Situational

Verbal

Metaphor

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Mood

Narration:

First person

Third person
omniscient

Third person
limited

Onomatopoeia

Oxymoron

Personi cation

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Plot

Protagonist

Resolution

Rising Action

Setting

Simile

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Suspense

Symbol

Theme

Thesis

Tone

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