Literary Term Match
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