Pretest on literary elements & terms

A comparison of unlike things

• dynamic character

• metaphor

• character traits

The narrator is not the story but focuses on ONE character's point of view.

• tall tale

• third person limited

• third person omniscient

Adjectives that describe a character on the inside.

• character traits

• dynamic character

• tall tale

The main character in a story.

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

An exaggeration that cannot possibly be true.

• Simile

• Onomatopoeia

• Hyperbole

The person (or force) in conflict with the protagonist.

• Dynamic character

• antagonist

The main part of the story where problems arise.

• falling action

• climax

• rising action

Words whose sounds suggest their meaning.

• Personification

• Onomatopoeia

• Idiom

A life lesson or moral that is revealed in a story.

• Plot

• Setting

• Characters

• Theme

The end of the story where the main conflict is resolved.

• Falling action

• Exposition

• Resolution