Literary Term Match

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chronological order

(Time Order) Events are arranged in the order in which they happened

mood

The feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage.

simile

a comparison using "like" or "as"

hyperbole

extreme exaggeration

symbolism

A device in literature where an object represents an idea.

personification

A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes

idiom

an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up

suspense

anxiety the reader feels about what is going to happen next in a story

metaphor

comparison not using like or as

imagery

language that appeals to the senses

alliteration

repetition of initial consonant sounds

theme

the general idea or insight about life that a work of literature reveals

stanzas

the paragraphs of poetry

rhyme scheme

the pattern of rhyme in a poem

rhythm

the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in a line of poetry, music or literature.

point of view

the perspective from which the story is told

tone

the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author

plot

the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.

onomatopoeia

words that sound like what they mean

figurative language

writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally


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