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7th grade lit terms
7th grade literature terms TAKS test preparation
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The sequence of events in a story. | Plot |
| Where and when the story takes place. | Setting |
| the narrator is a character within the story | first person point of view |
| struggle between a character and an outside force | external conflict |
| The main character, usually the most important character in the story. | Protagonist |
| A character that has a conflict with the protagonist. | Antagonist |
| A section of literary work that interrupts the current events to relate an earlier event. | Flashback |
| The use of clues or hints provided by an author to predict future events in the story. | Foreshadowing |
| the author's message or lesson in a literary work | Theme |
| the emotion of the reader | Mood |
| struggle within a character | internal conflict |
| qualities of a character | Character trait |
| turning point of the story | Climax |
| beginning of the story | exposition |
| solution to the story | resolution |
| the teller of the story | narrator |
| the events that build up to the climax | rising action |
| the events that occur after the climax | falling action |
| the narrator is not a character in the story | third person point of view |