Literary Terms

Question 1

The writer’s attitude towards his or her audience and subject.

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Tone

Question 2

A character or force in conflict with the protagonist or “good guy” of a story. Often called the “bad guy” or “villain”.

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Antagonist

Question 3

A character that shows only one trait.

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Flat Character

Question 4

A theme that is regularly expressed in many different cultures and time periods.

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Universal Theme

Question 5

Prose writing that tells about characters and events from the author’s imagination.

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Fiction

Question 6

A writer shows what characters are like by providing details about, what the characters say, what the characters do, etc

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Indirect Characterization

Question 7

Personal qualities

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Character Traits

Question 8

When the opposite of what is expected to happen, happens.

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Situational Irony

Question 9

Basic information about the characters and situation given at the beginning of the story.

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Exposition

Question 10

The contrast between an actual outcome and what the reader or character’s expect.

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Irony

Question 11

Suggested by events in the story.

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Implied Theme

Question 12

Events that follow the climax. The conflict/problem is solved here.

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Falling Action

Question 13

Which of the following is not a genre of literature?

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Paragraphs

Question 14

A struggle that a person has inside their own mind.

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Internal Conflict

Question 15

A reasonable conclusion drawn from evidence. “An educated guess”

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Inference

Question 16

A message about life.

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Theme

Question 17

The use of scenes within a story that interrupt the sequence of events to reveal past occurrences.

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Flashback

Question 18

A struggle with something outside of the person’s control.

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External Conflict

Question 19

A narrator who knows everything that happens, including other characters thoughts and feelings.

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Omniscient

Question 20

Irony that occurs because the reader knows more than one or more of the characters.

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Dramatic Irony

Question 21

The reasons for a characters actions.

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Motives

Question 22

The main character of a story usually the “good guy”.

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Protagonist

Question 23

The final outcome. The story will end soon.

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Resolution

Question 24

The event that reveals the conflict.

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Inciting Incident

Question 25

A conclusion

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Resolution

Question 26

The ways an author helps the reader learn about characters.

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Characterization

Question 27

The perspective of a narrator outside the story.

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Third Person

Question 28

A narrator that can only reveal what they see or what they personally feel.

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Limited

Question 29

The perspective from which a story is told.

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Point of View

Question 30

The high point of the story, usually the point at which the eventual outcome of the story will be revealed.

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Climax

Question 31

The time and place where a story takes place.

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Setting

Question 32

A character who changes through the events of a story.

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Dynamic Character

Question 33

The people or animals that take part in the story’s action.

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Characters

Question 34

A character that shows more than one character trait in a story.

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Round Character

Question 35

Events that increase tension.

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Rising Action

Question 36

A struggle (problem)

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Conflict

Question 37

The sequence of events in a story

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Plot

Question 38

The use of clues in a story to hint at events to come.

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Foreshadowing

Question 39

A character who remains the same throughout a story.

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Static Character

Question 40

The narrator makes direct statements about a character’s personality.

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Direct Characterization

Question 41

When someone says the opposite of what they mean.

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Verbal Irony

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Literary Terms

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