Literary Terms Quiz

Read each definition. Write the correct term on the line provided.

a truth about life that is revealed in a story

the end of the story where the main conflict is resolved

a character who undergoes a deep change from within in a story

adjectives that describe a character on the inside

the main character in a story

the author interrupts the plot to recreate an event of earlier time

events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution

giving human qualities to nonhuman things

what happens in a story; the chain of events that make up a story