Literary Terms

All fiction is based on conflict and this conflict is presented in a structured format called

• plot

• personification

• hyperbole

• conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

The essence of fiction or PROBLEM in the story

• plot

• conflict

• protagonist

• antagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The high point of the story

• conflict

• plot

• climax

• resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Rounds out and concludes the action

• resolution

• solution

• conflict

• antagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

The main character in a story

• antagonist

• protagonist

• conflict

• first person

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

The character or force that opposes the protagonist

• plot

• conflict

• antagonist

• rising action

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

The narrator is a character in the story who can reveal only personal thoughts and feelings.

• third person

• first person

• point of view

• protagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

The narrator is an outsider who can report only what he or she sees and hears.

• first person

• third person

• point of view

• protagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

The main problem that creates the plot.

• conflict

• resolution

• climax

• symbolism

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Conflict that pits one person against each other.

• Man vs. man

• Man vs. nature

• Man vs. self

• Man vs. society

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3