A comparison made without using the words "like" or "as"

A comparison made using the words "like" or "as"

A reference to a well-known story, event, person, or object in order to make a comparison in the reader's minds.

The use of sensory details and descriptive language that appeals to the physical senses.

The mode of narration that an author employs to let the reader "hear" and "see" what takes place in a story, poem, or essay.

The use of description and plot events to reveal and advance the protagonists and antagonists.

Interruptions that writers do to insert past events, in order to provide background or context to the current events of a narrative.

A literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story

A short descriptive passage containing no plot progression that is designed to enhance setting, characters, and meaning.

The feeling or idea a word contains beyond its dictionary definition

An object, person, or situation that has meaning beyond surface value

A statement about society either implied or stated directly in a story.

An author's attitude toward the subject matter or audience

The central struggle faced by the protagonist in a story

The final phase of a story in which the conflict is resolved

The point at which a story begins to wind down and work towards a resolution

The highest or most intense phase of a story

The phase of a story that creates suspense, tension, and conflict

The opening or introductory phase of a story

A series of events in a movie, play, novel, etc.