Literary Terms Review

This is the main character, and the character who is affected by the conflicts.

• Setting

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

• Climax

The central or universal idea of a text that often relates to morals and/or values that speaks to the human experience/condition

• Theme

• Mood

• Tone

• Voice

The author's particular attitude, either stated or implied in the writing

• Theme

• Tone

• Voice

• Mood

"He is the apple of my eye" What type of Figurative Language is this?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Personification

• Hyperbole

What is the correct definition for Resolution?

• The element of plot structure that begins to resolve the conflict(s) of the story before the resolution

• The element of plot structure that develops through a series of events that builds interest and/or suspense leading up to the Climax.

• The highest point in the plot where the problem/conflict reaches its peak

• The conclusion or final outcome of a story that in some way resolves all problems and conflicts.

What is the correct definition for Rising Action?

• The element of plot structure that begins to resolve the conflict(s) of the story before the resolution

• The element of plot structure that develops through a series of events that builds interest and/or suspense leading up to the Climax.

• The highest point in the plot where the problem/conflict reaches its peak

• The conclusion or final outcome of a story that in some way resolves all problems and conflicts.

"Peter Piper Picked a Peck of Pickled Peppers." What type of Figurative Language is this?

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Simile

• Metaphor

This is the time and place in a piece of literature. This can take place in the past, present, or future.

• Setting

• Point of View

• Theme

• Mood

Which of these choices is an example of a Protagonist?

• Cinderella's Stepmother

• The Glass Slipper

• Cinderella

• Cinderella's Stepsisters.

"My computer throws a fit every time I try to use it." What type of Figurative Language is this?

• Alliteration

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Idiom