Book Review Vocabulary

a general idea about life that a writer wishes to express; a universal truth.

• plot

• setting

• theme

• character

a category of literature; the kind of book it is.

• plot

• character

• genre

• theme

Choose the examples of theme below:

• friendship

• nonfiction

• courage

• challenges

• poetry

The place and time in which a story happens.

The main events in a book; the “storyline,” or what happens in the story.

• setting

• plot

• character

• theme

What is an example of a type of genre?

The highest point of interest in a story or moment of greatest tension; the most “intense” part. It is often a turning point in the plot.

• conflict

• theme

• plot

• climax

The struggle between characters or “forces” that creates tension in a story; the central “problem” in a story.

• climax

• conflict

• theme

• setting

What is the setting of the book or podcast that you are reading/listening to?