Literary Terms
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
Help!
|
|
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protagonist | the main character in a literary work
🗑
|
||||
| Short story | a brief work of fiction, usually includes one basic conflict
🗑
|
||||
| Antagonist | a character or force in conflict with the protagonist
🗑
|
||||
| Exposition | introduces the setting, characters and basic situation
🗑
|
||||
| Rising action | central conflict is introduced and developed
🗑
|
||||
| Climax | highest point of interest
🗑
|
||||
| Falling action | end of the central conflict
🗑
|
||||
| resolution | any events including or following the falling action
🗑
|
||||
| setting | the time and place of the action
🗑
|
||||
| conflict | a struggle between opposing forces
🗑
|
||||
| irony | the difference between the way things seem and the way they are
🗑
|
||||
| forshadowing | author’s clues as to what might happen later in the story
🗑
|
||||
| flashback | a scene that breaks the sequence of events in a story
🗑
|
||||
| symbolism | the use of symbols to represent important ideas
🗑
|
||||
| static character | does not change
🗑
|
||||
| dynamic character | changes or grows during the course of the story
🗑
|
||||
| point of view | the perspective from which a story is told
🗑
|
||||
| narrator | a speaker or character who tells a story
🗑
|
||||
| first person narrator | uses “I”; one character tells story
🗑
|
||||
| suspense | the feeling of anxious uncertainty about the outcome
🗑
|
||||
| theme | the central message, concern, or purpose of a literary work
🗑
|
Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Created by:
cutejaz500
Popular Languages sets