Literary Terms
1. THEME
2. OMNISCIENT POINT OF
VIEW
3. METAPHOR
4. ASIDE
5. ASSONANCE
6. INTERNAL CONFLICT
7. DIALECT
8. ALLITERATION
9. IMAGERY
10. ONOMATOPOEIA
11. DRAMA
12. AUTOBIOGRAPHY
13. NONFICTION
14. FICTION
15. THIRD PERSON POINT OF
VIEW
16. CLIMAX
17. EXPOSITION (SETTING)
18. BIOGRAPHY
19. DRAMATIC IRONY
20. ARCHETYPE
21. HAIKU
22. HYPERBOLE
23. PROTAGONIST
24. ANTAGONIST
25. SIMILE
26. TRAGEDY
27. COMEDY
28. FIRST PERSON POINT OF
VIEW
29. PERSONIFICATION
30. FORESHADOWING
31. NARRATIVE POETRY
32. SHORT STORY
33. REPETITION
34. EPIC
35. LYRIC POETRY
36. ALLEGORY
37. ALLUSION
38. BLANK VERSE
39. DIARY
40. DIALOGUE
41. EXTERNAL CONFLICT
42. CHARACTERIZATION
43. IRONY
44. MOOD
45. TONE
46. RHYME SCHEME
47. SECONDARY CHARACTERS
48. GENRE
49. PLOT
50. FLASHBACK
Attached is a list of literary works
which have used some of these terms
listed above. Searching the different
works, locate examples of
alliteration, assonance,
personification, imagery, ect. See
how many of the literary terms you
can find in context.
POETRY
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Casey at the Bat
The charge of the Light Brigade
Lord Randal
The Base Stealer
Sea Fever
Jabberwocky
Silver
Dreams
The Seven Ages of Man
Space
My Love is Like a Red, Red Rose
The Bells
SHORT STORIES
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The Monkey’s Paw
The Most Dangerous Game
Sixteen
The Necklace
About Two Nice People
Split Cherry Tree
The Gift of the Magi
DRAMA
1. Romeo and Juliet