1. Literary Terms Picture Dictionary
By: Brooke and Dorika 1

2. Index Exposition/Antagonist Page 3 Protagonist/Plot Page 4
Setting/Climax Page 5
Conflict/Metaphor Page 6
Simile/Personification Page 7
Flashback/Foreshadowing Page 8
Theme/Resolution Page 9
Dialogue/Symbol Page 10
Rising Action/Flat Character Page 11
Round Character/Tone Page 12
First Person/Third Person Page 13
Point of View Page 14

3. EXPOSITION- tells what had happened to lead up to where the story is
EXPOSITION- tells what had happened to lead up to where the story is. Also showing the bonds between characters.
ANTAGONIST- the character in a story that would seem to be the ”bad guy”. 1

4. PLOT- what happens in the story.
PROTAGONIST- the hero.
PLOT- what happens in the story. 1

5. SETTING- where the story takes place.
CLIMAX- the turning point of a story. 1

6. METAPHOR- compares two different things using “like” or “as”.
CONFLICT- 1) internal- problems with yourself.2) external- problems with everything else.
METAPHOR- compares two different things using “like” or “as”. 1

7. LOVE IS LIKE A SIMILE- using like or as to compare two things.
PERSONIFICATION- gives non-human things human-like characteristics.
LOVE IS LIKE A 1

8. FLASHBACK- going back in time.
FORESHADOWING- hints to what is going to happen in a story. 1

9. THEME- the main idea of a story.
RESOLUTION- the answer to the problem. 1

10. DIALOGUE- the conversations between characters.
SYMBOL- something standing for something else and meaning more. 1

11. RISING ACTION- the events that lead to the climax.
FLAT CHARACTER- only getting to see one side of the character. 1

12. ROUND CHARACTER- showing good/bad traits.
TONE- the way the author feels about character in a story. 1

13. FIRST PERSON- using I to tell a story.
THIRD PERSON- using We or Us to tell a story. 1

14. POINT OF VIEW- how the story is being told and who is telling it1