Literary terms

Question 1

Setting

Answer 1

The time, place, and circumstance of the story.

Question 2

Plot (Initial Situation)

Answer 2

Circumstances at the beginning of the story.

Question 3

Plot (Inciting Force)

Answer 3

Incident which starts the main conflict.

Question 4

Plot (Rising Action)

Answer 4

Incidents building towards the climax.

Question 5

Plot (Climax)

Answer 5

High point of interest in the story.

Question 6

Plot (Turning Point)

Answer 6

When things change after the climax leading to the falling action.

Question 7

Plot (Falling Action)

Answer 7

The final incident or comment which explains the message of the story or the ending.

Question 8

Protagonist

Answer 8

The main character in the story.

Question 9

Antagonist

Answer 9

The opponent of the main character.

Question 10

Character (Physical)

Answer 10

A description of what you see.

Question 11

Character (Mental)

Answer 11

Relating to the mind.

Question 12

Character (Moral)

Answer 12

Relating to the principles of right and wrong.

Question 13

Character (Temperamental)

Answer 13

Related to the mood.

Question 14

Conflict (Person vs Person)

Answer 14

A character in conflict with another character.

Question 15

Conflict (Person vs Self)

Answer 15

A character in conflict with themself.

Question 16

Conflict (Person vs Nature)

Answer 16

A character in conflict with an element of nature.

Question 17

Conflict (Person vs Fate)

Answer 17

A person in conflict with something beyond their control.

Question 18

Conflict (Person vs Society)

Answer 18

A character in conflict with a community of people.

Question 19

Theme

Answer 19

The lesson or message conveyed to the reader.

Question 20

Mood

Answer 20

The feeling experienced by the readers.

Question 21

Atmosphere

Answer 21

The feeling or mood created and experienced by its readers.

Question 22

Point of view (First Person)

Answer 22

The narrator is a character in the story.

Question 23

Point of view (Third Person)

Answer 23

The narrator is someone outside of the story.

Question 24

Point of view (Third person omniscient)

Answer 24

The narrator is able to share the thoughts and feelings of all characters.

Question 25

Point of view (Third person limited omniscient)

Answer 25

The narrator is able to share the thoughts and feelings of only one character.

Question 26

Point of view (Third person objective)

Answer 26

The narrator is unaware of the characters feelings and thoughts and only shares their point of view.

Question 27

Suspense

Answer 27

The expectation, anxiousness, or uncertainty regarding the outcome of events.

Question 28

Flashback

Answer 28

When events in a story are related to a point in the narrative after later story events have already been recounted.

Question 29

Imagery

Answer 29

The use of language in a literary work that evokes sense.

Question 30

Symbolism

Answer 30

When objects or actions represent an idea or possess meaning.

Question 31

Catharsis

Answer 31

A symbolic cleansing of character by means of the plot. A seemingly broken character is reborn.

Question 32

Irony of situation

Answer 32

Occurs when the outcome of events is opposite to expected.

Question 33

Dramatic irony

Answer 33

When the audience knows more about the character's situation than the character does.

Question 34

Allusion

Answer 34

An indirect reference to some event, person, or place without context.

Question 35

Pathos

Answer 35

The feeling of pity or sorrow regarding characters or a situation.

Question 36

Foreshadowing

Answer 36

A hint or indication that something is going to happen.

Question 37

Contrast

Answer 37

Opposites.

Question 38

Hyperbole

Answer 38

An exaggeration for the sake of emphasis in a figure of speech.

Question 39

Genre

Answer 39

The type or classification of the piece of literature.

Question 40

Pathetic Fallacy

Answer 40

Occurs when the physical aspects of the book such as weather conditions parallel with the emotions of characters or events in the plot.

Question 41

Empathy

Answer 41

Identification with the feelings of another character.

Question 42

Sympathy

Answer 42

Feeling along with the mental state and emotions of another character.

Question 43

Tone

Answer 43

The mood or atmosphere of a work.

Question 44

Foil

Answer 44

Contrasting characters.

Question 45

Simile

Answer 45

A comparison using "like" or "as".

Question 46

Metaphor

Answer 46

A comparison without using "like" or "as".

Question 47

Comic Relief

Answer 47

The introduction of comedy/comic characters in a serious scene.

Question 48

Pun

Answer 48

An expression with two distinct meanings.

Question 49

Aside

Answer 49

A few words spoken in an undertone to be inaudible to some characters.

Question 50

Soliloquy

Answer 50

A dramatic device in which a character speaks their thoughts and is not heard by another character.

Question 51

Microcosm

Answer 51

Something very small that presents qualities of something larger.