Literary Terms Quiz 1 (1Q-4A)

a person, animal, or being in a story

• setting

• protagonist

• antagonist

• character

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

the time and place where a story happens; this can change as a story progresses

• setting

• irony

• mood

• plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

the events that happen in a story in order from the beginning, middle, and to the end

• point of view

• climax

• plot

• dialogue

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

the conversations between characters in a story

• theme

• irony

• dialogue

• imagery

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

the main idea or message of the story; a lesson that the readers can learn about their own life

• theme

• setting

• narrator

• conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

the way a story is told (who is telling the story)

• exposition

• climax

• point of view

• falling action

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

the person or character who tells the story

• narrator

• protagonist

• antagonist

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

the type or category of the story; there are four main categories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama (a play in a theater)

• irony

• conflict

• literary genre

• climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

the main character in the story, usually the 'good guy'

• antagonist

• protagonist

• narrator

• mood

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

the character who works against the main character

• irony

• antagonist

• protagonist

• narrator

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3