Literature Terms

The most suspenseful moment of the story

• conflict

• climax

• protagonist

• genre

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

Introduces the characters and setting of the story

• genre

• resolution

• exposition

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.W.7.3A

CCSS.W.7.3B

How the main conflict is resolved

• resolution

• ending

• rising action

• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

Events that make the conflict worse

• falling action

• rising action

• conflict

• setting

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

The main problem

• action

• events

• suspense

• conflict

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

How do they start to fix the conflict?

• falling action

• climax

• exposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

The leading character, hero, or heroine, of the story

• antagonist

• character

• protagonist

A character or group of characters that stand in opposition to the main character

• antagonist

• protagonist

• author

The main idea of a literary work - the idea the author wants to convey

• conflict

• genre

• mood

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.2

It is a category of literature. Science fiction, mystery, and historical fiction are three.

• setting

• genre

• inference

• epic