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Literature Terms

Literature Terms Quiz

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Name 4 terms that are established in the Exposition. Characters, Setting, POV, Atmosphere
What is a series of events or happenings in a literary work? Plot
A break in the story to introduce an earlier event is called what? Flashback
What is the point of view when a character is involved directly in the story being told? 1st Person
What is the point of view when there is a narrator? 3rd Person
Kinds or types of literature that are similar... Genre
The feeling triggered by the story Atmosphere
Drawing conclusions based on circumstantial evidence rather than fact is... Inferences
The time and place of the action is called... Setting
Language that gives human traits to an animal or object is called what? Personification
The main character is called what? Protagonist
What is the use of hints and clues that tell the reader what action is to come? Foreshadowing
The point of highest intensity in a story is called what? Climax
Quality in a story that makes the reader uncertain or tense about what is to come is called... Suspense
The character or force that oppose the main character is... Antagonist
Anything that occurs after the Introduction and before the climax is called what? Rising Action
Language that is meant to be taken word for word Literal Language
A person against another person is what type of conflict? man vs man
Man vs government is an example of what type of conflict? man vs society
Man vs an earthquake is an example of what type of conflict? man vs nature
Man vs vampires is an example of what type of conflict? man vs supernatural
What type of conflict is it when you have two or more elements within a person struggling for control? man vs himself
Language that is NOT meant to be taken word for word is... Figurative Language
Anything that occurs after the climax but before the resolution is called what? Falling Action
The moral of the story is... Theme
When all of the conflicts have been resolved we have what? Resolution
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