Literary Terms

Front

The struggle between opposing forces

Back

Conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Front

Story told from the perspective of someone outside the story

Back

Third person point of view

Tags

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

Front

The part of a story where the reader meets the characters and learns the setting

Back

Exposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.3

Front

The associated or secondary meaning of a word

Back

Connotation

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

Front

Story told from the perspective of the speaker

Back

First person point of view

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Front

The main character in a story, often facing a conflict

Back

Protagonist

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

Front

The character or force that opposes the protagonist

Back

Antagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Front

The turning point in a story, often leading to the climax

Back

Crisis

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

Front

The highest point of tension in a story

Back

Climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.5.3

Front

The events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution

Back

Falling action

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7