Literary Terms to Know

Protagonist or Antagonist? Scar from the Lion King

The main point the author is making is called the ________

central topic or idea explored in the story often related to a moral lesson

The author breaks from the timeline to share events from a previous time to develop the plot

character/ characters, or other force that is in direct conflict with the main character

Protagonist or Antagonist? Quasimodo in the Hunchback of Notre-Dame?

Protagonist or Antagonist? "Mother" from Tangled?

the writer refers directly or indirectly to a person, event in history, or to a work of art

the sequence of events that make up a story

the difference between the surface meaning of something that is said and the underlying meaning

"Dropped like a hot pop tart on a cold kitchen floor" is an example of a ...

where and when a story takes place

signs or warnings that appear in the story early on to indicate the ending

the perspective or angle from which the story is told

the non-literal meaning of a word or phrase (opposite of literally)

Protagonist or Antagonist? The Beast from Beauty and the Beast?

a struggle between the main character and an outside force that must be resolved

Protagonist or Antagonist? Elsa from Frozen?

when the audience knows what is going to happen, but the character(s) in the story don't

when the character is struggling with his/her own beliefs and decisions

When a person, object, event, or place represents something more than itself it is being used as a ______.

the central character who faces a conflict in a story

the event in the plot that centers on a turning point for the character

the emotion created by the setting and the actions taking place