Academic Vocabulary Unit 2

What is an author's purposeful reference to something else in a literary work called?

• Antagonist

• Climax

• Allusion

• Exposition

Who is a person that actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something in a story?

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Dynamic character

• Flat character

What is the point in a narrative at which the conflict or tension hits the highest point?

• Exposition

• Resolution

• Climax

• Falling action

What term describes a literary element that involves a struggle between two opposing forces?

• Conflict

• Mood

• Theme

• Tone

What is the additional meaning associated with a word, including emotions and ideas?

• Denotation

• Connotation

• Exposition

• Foreshadowing

What is the direct and specific meaning of a word called?

• Connotation

• Denotation

• Theme

• Tone

What is a character that changes throughout the course of the narrative called?

• Static character

• Flat character

• Dynamic character

• Round character

What is a literary device used to introduce background information about events, settings, and characters?

• Climax

• Exposition

• Resolution

• Rising action

What is the part of a literary plot that occurs after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved?

• Rising action

• Falling action

• Climax

• Exposition

What is literature in the form of prose, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people?

• Fiction

• Non-fiction

• Exposition

• Narrative