Literary Terms

Front

What is the term for the narrator who can report only what he or she sees and hears?

Back

Third person

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Front

What do we call the main character in a story?

Back

Protagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Front

What is the lesson the author wants us to learn called?

Back

Theme

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Front

What is the term for the contrast between what is expected and what actually is?

Back

Irony

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

Front

What do we call the time and place in which the story takes place?

Back

Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Front

What is the term for the character who opposes the main character?

Back

Antagonist

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

What is the term for the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities?

Back

Symbolism

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Front

What do we call the emotional quality or atmosphere of a literary work?

Back

Tone

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Front

What is the term for hints or clues about what will happen later in the story?

Back

Foreshadowing

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Front

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

Back

Conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3