Literary Terms Practice (36 terms)

Front

What is the author’s attitude toward a subject?

Back

Tone

Front

What is the most important idea in the story?

Back

Main Idea (Central Idea)

Front

What do we call all of the action that follows the Climax?

Back

Falling Action

Front

What is the term for the talking between characters in a story?

Back

Dialogue

Front

What type of stories are made up, but could really happen?

Back

Realistic Fiction

Front

What is the term for the main character in a story?

Back

Protagonist

Front

What do we call the time and place in which a story occurs?

Back

Setting

Front

What is the term for the struggle between opposing forces in a story?

Back

Conflict

Front

What do we call the events that lead up to the climax of a story?

Back

Rising Action

Front

What is the term for the final outcome or resolution of a story?

Back

Resolution