Figurative Language Quiz 1

character with many different traits; sometimes these are contradictory

the larger than life central character in an epic poem

a feeling of curiosity or dread about what will happen next

the use words to create pictures in the reader's mind

The dominant mood or feeling of a literary work

point of greatest intensity in the story (usually the moment when the conflict is decided

any character other than the main characters

the writer shows you what a character is like through actions words or responses

the struggle between opposing forces in a work of literature

time and place of action

the writer tells the reader about the character; specific info

a character who changes during a literary work

giving hints about what will happen next in a story

the perspective from which a story is told

a person or force working against the protagonist

a character's reason for doing something

character with only one of two character traits

the person who tells a story; may be part of the story or an outside observer

a character who does not changes during a literary work

a long narrative poem about events of crucial importance to the history of a culture or nation

the central character in a literary work around whom the action revolves