Literature & Storytelling Terms

What is the writer of a story called?

• An antagonist

• An author

• A narrator

• A protagonist

What is a person in a story called?

• An antagonist

• A character

• A narrator

• A protagonist

What is the character who tells a story called?

• An author

• A character

• A narrator

• A protagonist

What is the main character, hero, or "good guy" in a story called?

• An antagonist

• An author

• A character

• A protagonist

What is the person against the main character, enemy, or "bad guy" in a story called?

• An antagonist

• A character

• A narrator

• A protagonist

What is the moral or lesson of a story called?

• Conflict

• Point of View

• Theme

• Tone

What is the mood of a story called?

• Conflict

• Point of View

• Theme

• Tone

What is the time and location a story takes place called?

• Conflict

• Plot

• Point of View

• Setting

What is fiction?

• A story based on true events

• A true story about another person

• A true story about the author's life

• An untrue story created from the author's imagination

What is non-fiction?

• A story based on true events

• A true story about another person

• A true story about the author's life

• An untrue story created from the author's imagination