Literary Terms 6th Grade

Front

What is the term for writing about real people, places, and events?

Back

Non-fiction

Front

What do we call the perspective from which a story is told?

Back

Viewpoint

Front

What is the term for the greatest point of interest or suspense in a story?

Back

Climax

Front

What is a problem or struggle between two or more opposing forces in a story called?

Back

Conflict

Front

What is the term for the end of the central conflict in a story?

Back

Falling action

Front

What is the term for a literary device that gives human traits to non-human things?

Back

Personification

Front

What do we call the main character in a story?

Back

Protagonist

Front

What is the term for the character or force that opposes the main character?

Back

Antagonist

Front

What is the term for the sequence of events in a story?

Back

Plot

Front

What do we call the underlying message or lesson in a story?

Back

Theme