Literary Terms (3)

A play or movie that is supposed to make us laugh and does not have a tragic ending is called a(n) ..........
comedy
tragedy
action

The writer or author of verses is called a ..........
playwright
novelist
poet

A technique involving clues that a writer gives the readers about what will happen later in a novel or short story is known as ..........
imagery
foreshadowing
understating

A literary technique that evokes or stimulates the senses is known as ..........
imagery
foreshadowing
satire

When a writer gives non-human creatures or objects human characteristics and qualities, the technique is called ..........
characterization
personification
symbolism

A person who writes extended works of fiction is called a ..........
novelist
playwright
poet

The ......... in a play, novel or short story consists of the conversations that the characters have with one another.
dialogue
dialect
conflict

Imaginative writing that is created for entertainment purposes is called ..........
non-fiction
figurative language
fiction

A person who gathers facts, interviews people and writes articles about the news for the public is called a ..........
poet
novelist
journalist

The ......... of a story is an important message that the readers are supposed to receive and understand.
action
moral
dialect