Literary Terms Diagnostic

The ___________ is the turning point of the story. It is also sometimes described as the most exciting point.

• alliteration

• plot

• theme

• climax

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.5

The time and place of the action in a literary work is called the __________________.

• denouement

• setting

• mood

• conflict

__________ is the struggle between opposing forces, such as two people fighting or the problem in the story.

• conflict

• symbol

• protagonist

• climax

The ________ is any events that occur after the resolution.

• metaphor

• resolution

• theme

• denouement

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

________ is the use of clues that suggest or predict what will occur later in the story.

• foreshadowing

• antagonist

• mood

• first person

A writer's attitude toward his or her subject is called the __________.

• tone

• mood

• symbol

• theme

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.6

__________ is the feeling created in the reader by the literary work.

• tone

• mood

• theme

• simile

The _________ is the central message of a literary work. It is a generalization about human beings or about life.

• allusion

• third person limited

• theme

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.5

A/an ______________ is a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art.

• tone

• antagonist

• allusion

• symbol

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

Anything that stands for or represents something else is called a/an ___________.

• third person omniscient

• protagonist

• symbol

• personification

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4