| A | B |
|---|
| science fiction | fiction that draws imaginatively of scientific knowledge and speculation |
| nonfiction | stories regarding real life events |
| short story | a short fictional narrative |
| foreshadowing | hints of what is to occur at a later point in the plot |
| plot | the pattern of events in a written work |
| fairy tales | fanciful, imaginary story about a hero or heroine overcoming a problem |
| fantasy | a general term for any kind of fictional work that is not primarily devoted to realistic representation of the known world |
| inference | a reasonable conclusion drawn by the reader |
| stereotype | an opinion about a group that doesn't allow for individual differences |
| simile | a comparison of unlike things using like or as |
| metaphor | a comparison of unlike things not using like or as |
| biography | an account of a real person's life written by someone else |
| play | a piece of work meant to be performed on stage |
| fiction | general term for invented stories |
| autobiography | an account of a real person's life written by that person |
| radio play | a play meant to be heard not seen |
| narrative | a telling of some true or fictitious event or connected sequence of events recounted by the narrator |
| novel | an extended piece of narrative fiction with a wide range of characters |
| monologue | a long speech delivered by one person intended for an audience |
| setting | when and where a story takes place |
| novella | a short novel |
| point of view | through whose eyes the story is told |
| characterization | methods an author uses to create fictional characters |
| fable | a fiction story that teaches a lesson, using animals as characters |
| dialogue | conversations within a story |
| narrator | the person who is telling the story |
| climax | the high point of a story |
| antagonist | usually the villain of the story |
| author's purpose | why an author writes a particualr piece of literature |
| conflict | a struggle between opposing forces |
| mood/tone | the feeling conveyed by the writer to the reader through his writing |
| personal narrative | a true story or account of a single incident in an author's life |
| essay | a short nonfiction composition on one topic |
| imagery | various literary terms used to create pictures in the reader's mind |
| figurative language | concrete words or details that appeal to the senses |
| alliteration | repetition of beginning consonsant sounds in words |
| onomatopoeia | words that imitate sounds |
| article | a nonfiction literary composition that forms an independent part of a publication |
| myth | a story that tries to explain the meaning of life |
| humor | words or actions that provoke smiles or laughter |
| legend | an unverifiable popular story of earlier days |
| inversion | a change in normal word order |
| irony | contrast between what a reader expects and what actually happens |
| parody | a literary work that broadly mimics an author's style and holds it up for ridicule |
| protagonist | the hero of the story |
| satire | a literary work that uses humor to make fun of human behavior |
| exposition | the beginning of a story where the author explains |
| resolution | the part of the story shere problems are solved |
| style | the distinctive features that characterize a particular author's way of writing |
| personification | when a lifeless thing is treated as if it were alive |
