Literature Vocabulary

Theme:

• the perspective from which a story is told

• language that does not say what is actually meant

• the recurring message or universal idea that can be applied to the reader’s world

Mood:

• the recurring message or universal idea that can be applied to the reader’s world

• the feeling or atmosphere created for the reader

• the author’s feelings towards a subject; the way the author feels

Plot:

• the recurring message or universal idea that can be applied to the reader’s world

• the sequence of events in a story

• part of a story where the characters and setting are introduced

Narrator:

• the voice telling the story

• the author’s feelings towards a subject; the way the author feels

• quotes or lines from the text that support your answer

Character:

• the people or animals in a story

• the voice telling the story

• the time an place of a story

the way an author reveals the personality of a character

• tone

• characterization

• character motivation

Character motivation:

• the feeling or atmosphere created for the reader

• the recurring message or universal idea that can be applied to the reader’s world

• the reason a character acts in a specific way

the leading character in a literary text

• protagonist

• antagonist

• round character

Antagonist:

• the way an author reveals the personality of a character

• the character who actively opposes the lead character and creates conflict

• two people, object, or events placed side by side for a contrasting effect

language specific to a region or group

• dialogue

• dialect

• denotation