Literary Terms

Question 1

A written account of another person’s life written by someone else

Answer 1

Biography

Question 2

Why she acts,feels, or thinks a certain way

Answer 2

Character Motivation

Question 3

The idea of relating the content of a story to your own knowledge or experience

Answer 3

Connecting

Question 4

A scene from an earlier time that interrupts the ongoing actions of a story

Answer 4

Flashback

Question 5

The show or indicate beforehand;to give a glimpse of what may happen in the future

Answer 5

Foreshadowing

Question 6

Descriptive words or phrases that appeal to the reader’s five scenes. Effective imagery creates sensory experiences for the reader.

Answer 6

Imagery

Question 7

A contrast of contradiction between what is stated and what is meant or between what is expected and what actually happens

Answer 7

Irony

Question 8

The most important point in paragraph or story. It is usually stated in the topic sentence or thesis. It has supporting details that relate to the main idea

Answer 8

Main Idea

Question 9

The perspective from which a story is told to the readers or listeners.The point of view influences the way readers or listeners perceive the account. A first person narrator is a character in the story.The narrator is able to reveal his or her own feelings and thoughts.

Answer 9

Point of view

Question 10

The setting of a story,poem or play is the time,location,and cultural customs in which the action occurs. The setting could be a backdrop,with no effect on what happens,or it may be important to the action of the story. It can include details about geographical location,historical time,season of year,time of day, or customs of a group of people.It could also reflect a spiritual or moral atmosphere.

Answer 10

Setting

Question 11

It’s the message,moral or meaning about life or human nature that a literary work communicates.Sometimes it is not directly stated but is inferred from details,characters,and events.Key phrases,repeated word or ideas and lessons learned by the main character can give clues to it.

Answer 11

Theme

Question 12

The author’s attitudes,beliefs,heritage,and traditions are often reflected in his or her writing.These become especially cleat in nonfiction and particularly in memoir,where the author is writing directly about his or her life and background. The author purpose will most likely fall into one of the following categories:entertainment,persuasion,informational,or expression of an opinion

Answer 12

Author’s Purpose