Literary Terms

Front

What is the main character in a story called?

Back

Protagonist

Front

What do we call giving non-human objects human characteristics?

Back

Personification

Front

What is the atmosphere or feeling in a story referred to as?

Back

Mood

Front

What do we call the time and place a story takes place?

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Setting

Front

What is it called when the climax or conflict of a story is resolved?

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Resolution

Front

What is the term for the sequence of events in a story?

Back

Plot

Front

What is a comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'?

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Simile

Front

What is a figure of speech that involves an exaggeration?

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Hyperbole

Front

What do we call the struggle between opposing forces in a story?

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Conflict

Front

What is the term for the central idea or message in a story?

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Theme