Literature Terms Review

A ___________ gives the author's message or life lesson.

• plot

• theme

• setting

• resolution

A_____________ character is found throughout the story and the action revolves around that character.

• minor

• special

• major

• magical

The _______________ includes the time and place of the story's action.

• plot

• climax

• conflict

• setting

___________________is when the author gives human characteristics to objects or things.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Theme

The __________________ is the highest point of action in the story.

• climax

• conflict

• resolution

• setting

The main idea is also known as the _______________.

• answer

• guess

• gist

• idea

A problem in a story is called the __________________.

• climax

• constitution

• conflict

• main idea

A ______________ is a comparison using "like" or "as."

• metaphor

• personification

• setting

• simile

The _____________ is the series of event that make up the story's action.

• setting

• plot

• metaphor

• climax

A ________________ is a comparison of two things not using "like" or "as."

• metaphor

• simile

• text

• character