Literary Terms

Question 1

The MAIN character is known as...

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Protagonist

Question 2

This type of conflict is between one character and a group of people enforcing an unfair law.

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Man vs. Society

Question 3

Characters and setting are introduced in the...

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Exposition

Question 4

When the protagonist's problem is solved, it is known as the ____________________

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Resolution

Question 5

What type of conflict: Two friends fight over the last cookie.

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Man vs. Man

Question 6

Theme is the ________________ of a story

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Message

Question 7

What is the time and place in which a story takes place?

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Setting

Question 8

What is a struggle between opposing forces or characters?

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Conflict

Question 9

This type of conflict involves a character's thoughts and feelings.

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Internal

Question 10

Almost all stories follow a similar structure, known as a ____________________

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Plot diagram

Question 11

The point of greatest intensity (and often action) is the

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Climax

Question 12

The character that goes against the protagonist is the

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Antagonist

Question 13

What is the pattern of events in a story; what happens in the story.

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Plot

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