Matching Pairs Lit Terms Matching GameOnline version Literary Terms Matching Game by Jen Roberts 1 Transition 2 Narrative Essay 3 Conflict 4 Personification 5 Simile 6 Setting 7 External Conflict 8 Metaphor 9 1st Person POV 10 Plot A struggle that takes place between a character and some outside force such as another character, society, or nature. Giving things that are not alive human like characteristics. An example might be “the wind whispered through the trees.” A word, phrase, or sentence that is used to connect one idea to another or introduce an example. The sequence or order of events in a literary work. An essay that tells a story, usually a true story that makes a point When a story is told from a single person point of view using the pronoun “I” The time and place of the action. An example might be “In the Amazon jungle in 1940” A comparison between two unlike things using the word “like,” “as,” or “than.” An example might be “I’m as fast as lightning.” A struggle between two opposing forces. It could be physical or emotional. A figure of speech where something is written about as if it were something else. Where two unlike things are compared but have similar qualities. An example might be “our quarterback threw rockets today.”