Literary Terms List 1

What term means stories that come from a writer's imagination that are made up?

• nonfiction

• fiction

• theme

• conflict

What is the problem or struggle between opposing forces?

• theme

• conflict

• fiction

• plot

Who is the protagonist in a story?

• The good guy

• The bad guy

• The main character

• The tallest character in the story

Who is the opposing force to the protagonist?

• antagonist

• protagonist

• villian

• monster

What is plot?

• The boring part of any story

• The turning point in a story where the action reaches a peak

• The end of the story when good prevails over evil

• The sequence of events in a story

What is the correct order of plot?

• rising action, exposition, climax, resolution

• climax, resolution, exposition, rising action

• exposition, rising action, climax, resolution

• exposition, rising action, resolution, climax

What is the turning point of the story where the action reaches a peak?

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• resolution

What part of the plot sets the stage for the story, the characters are introduced and the setting is described?

• expostion

• rising action

• climax

• resolution

What part of the plot occurs as the story continues, the conflict unfolds, and suspense builds?

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• resolution

What part of the plot occurs at the end of the story where the loose ends are tied up and the story ends?

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• resolution