Literary Terms Review: fiction

Front

What is the method a writer uses to reveal the personality of a character in a literary work?

Back

characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Front

What would we call a character who is multi-dimensional like a real human?

Back

round

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

Front

Who is the hero or central character of a literary work?

Back

protagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Front

What is the second section of the typical plot in which the main character begins to grapple with the story’s main conflict?

Back

rising action

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

Front

What is internal conflict?

Back

man versus self

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Front

What type of character undergoes a change from the beginning of the story to the end?

Back

dynamic

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Front

A character who undergoes no change from the beginning to the end of a story is what type?

Back

static

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Front

Which literary term describes the feeling that a reader gets from the elements of the story? Options: mood, theme, tone, plot

Back

mood

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Front

What would we call a character who has only one defining trait?

Back

flat

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Front

This literary term is similar to mood, but it's used to describe the author's attitude rather than the reader's emotions.

Back

tone

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.6.4