Literary Terms (Major)

The atmosphere or feeling in a literary work is called the...

• conflict

• protagonist

• mood

• text features

A struggle or problem in the story for the main character is the...

• protagonist

• metaphor

• flashback

• conflict

The main character is the ...

• dialect

• meter

• plot

• protagonist

A prediction or hints of what will happen is called...

• foreshadowing

• personfication

• alliteration

• genre

When the author takes the reader back in time to a memory, he/she is using a technique called...

• foreshadowing

• alliteration

• flashback

• figurative language

A type of literature is called...

• meter

• setting

• genre

• plot

When characters speak, it is called...

• figurative language

• dialogue

• dialect

• mood

When, where, and the time a story takes place is called the...

• plot

• setting

• resolution

• conflict

When the climax or conflict is solved, it is called the...

• plot

• setting

• resolution

• conflict

The sequence of events in a story is the...

• setting

• conflict

• resolution

• plot