Literary terms 61-80

  1. Putting an end to a conflict.
    Resolution
  2. Question with obvious answer.
    Rhetorical Question
  3. Leads to climax of story.
    Rising Action
  4. Fiction character with complex personality.
    Round Character
  5. Writing that ridicules individuals.
    Satire
  6. When and where a story takes place.
    Setting
  7. Comparison with like or as.
    Simile
  8. A character is alone on stage,(talking to self), for only the audience to hear.
    Soliloquy
  9. Poem with 14 lines.
    Sonnet
  10. Character that does not change throughout a literary work.
    Static Character
  11. A character who represents a trait of a specific group.
    Stereotype
  12. Character that is stereotyped.
    Stock Character
  13. When author presents the thoughts of a character(live feed).
    Stream of Consciousness
  14. State of anticipation about how the conflict will get resolved.
    Suspense
  15. Object that represents something.
    Symbol
  16. The central message.
    Theme
  17. Writer's attitude towards his characters.
    Tone
  18. Serious work, fiction, dipicts a downfall.
    Tragedy
  19. The mistake a character makes that causes the downfall.
    Tragic Flaw
  20. Statement in which something or someone is represented as being far less important than they really are.
    Understatement
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Literary terms 61-80
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