Fall Literary Term Review

The part of a story that reveals the outcome of the climax is called the —

The writer’s distinctive use of language in a story is called —

In a flashback a writer —

The order in which events happen in time is called —

In indirect characterization the author —

Which of the following is not a point of view used in fiction?

What do dramatic monologue and soliloquy have in common?

The main struggle in a story —

The first-person narrator is often

In the third-person-limited point of view, the narrator —

A character using verbal irony might resort to —

The main character in a story is also called —

Another word for conflict is —

The primary function of a subordinate character is to —

A struggle that gets the plot underway is known as a —

The surprise ending is a form of —

When you speak of a character’s traits, you are referring to the character’s —

In a story an object may be a symbol if it —

The plot of a story —

All of the following items are figures of speech except —

The mood of a story is created by —

A struggle or clash that drives the plot is known as —

Situational irony occurs when —

Final exams are

Interaction between two characters is not always necessary in order to show —

One example of foreshadowing is a —

If you can’t understand why a certain character does something, then you can’t understand his-

The word omniscient means —

A static character is usually —

All of the following elements could serve as a symbol except —

Foreshadowing is —

Which part of a plot usually contains the most tension?

Comparing themes across genres lets readers —

The purpose of the resolution is to —

Another word for the basic situation of a story is —

Characters with only one or two key personality traits are called —

The complications are designed to —

The climax of a story —

Diction is —

A story’s theme is also —

Dramatic irony —

Writers use plot complications in order to —

Which of the following sentences is an example of direct characterization?

Point of view is —

What is chronological order?

A dynamic character is a character who —

A story’s theme —

Suspense is —

In a story an object may be a symbol if it —

The reason a character does something is known as —

If the second scene in a story is a flashback, then the events of that scene occur —

The events of a plot are designed mostly to _

A writer’s attitude toward the reader, subject, or character is called —

Dramatic monologue and soliloquy —

The basic situation (exposition) of a story —

What is the difference between a flat character and a round character?

In the omniscient point of view the storyteller is —

The theme often reveals —