Literary Terms

Front

What is the sequence of events in a story?

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Plot

Front

Who is the main character in a story, usually seen as the 'good guy'?

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Protagonist

Front

What is the high point of interest in the story?

Back

Climax

Front

What do you call a story or work of literature that is false?

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Fiction

Front

What is the feeling created in the reader by a literary work or passage?

Back

Mood

Front

What term describes the struggle between opposing forces in a story?

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Conflict

Front

What is the term for the character or force that opposes the protagonist?

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Antagonist

Front

What is the central idea or message in a literary work?

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Theme

Front

What is the author's attitude toward the subject or audience called?

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Tone

Front

What literary device gives hints about what will happen later in the story?

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Foreshadowing