Literary Terms 1

The central character of a narrative

• antagonist
• protagonist
• flat character
• dynamic character

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The adversary of the protagonist

• antagonist

• protagonist

• flat character

• dynamic character

A character who undergoes a significant internal change over the course of a story.

• flat character

• round character

• static character

• dynamic character

The problem to be solved in a short story or book is called ___________________.

• Fiction
• Drama
• Conflict
• Flashback

How the author reveals a character's personality is called __________________.

• characterization
• First Person P.O.V.
• Climax
• Figurative Language

The climax of the story is __________________.

• How the author reveals the character's personality
• An interruption of a story to relate past events
• The villain; the character in opposition with the protagonist
• the event that marks the highest point of action or turning point in a story

The ______________________ is the villain; character in opposition with the protagonist.

• Characterization
• Antagonist
• Conflict
• Allusion

A hint of future events in a literary work is ___________________.

• foreshadowing
• fiction
• flashback
• imagery

The method of narration/vantage point from which a story is told.  (first person, third person, limited, omniscient) 

• Point of View 
• Figurative Language 
• Metaphor
• Alliteration 

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

The way a writer reveals the personality of a character. 

• characterization 
• allusion 
• irony 
• dialect 

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3