10th grade literary terms and elements of literature human truth vivified by a writer man v man, man v society, man v nature, man v self, man v supernatural exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, denouement background information needed before story gets going state of the world once the conflict has been resolved a sudden realization Fortunado is not so fortunado! something whose cost exceeds its value an indication of things to come quality of literature that evokes pity or sorrow the supervisor arrives at Obi's school to see it destroyed a story that gives structure and context for another story to be told comparison between two dissimilar things using "like" or "as" comparison between two things that offers that one thing IS another thing when something other than what is expected occurs a type or category such as short story, novel, play, poem storyline where and when a story takes place perspective from which the story is told attitude with which something is told; mood of a piece a detail that appeals to any of the 5 senses something that represents a larger concept or idea details that reveal personality, motivation, background