Literary Elements Quiz Practice

The sequence of events in a story

• fiction

• plot

• narrative

• conflict

A character that remains the same throughout a story

• static character

• dynamic character

• round character

• flat character

The person or voice that tells the story

• Point of view

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Narrator

Words of phrases that appeal to the readers senses

• Symbolism

• Flashback

• Imagery

• Mood

A type of irony that exists when the reader knows something that a character does not know

• Situational

• Dramatic

• Verbal

• Limited

The opponent that works against the main character

• antagonist

• protagonist

• narrator

• round character

The type of literature characterized by a particular form or style; category of literature

• fiction

• nonfiction

• genre

• point of view

When and where a story takes place

• Setting

• Plot

• Point of View

• Theme

Point of view where the narrator is part of the story

• 1st person

• 2nd person

• 3rd person omniscient

• 3rd person limited

A contrast between what is expected and what actually happens

• Mood

• Tone

• Irony

• Foreshadowing