Literature Vocabulary

The problem in a story is the...

• theme

• resolution

• climax

• conflict

What is the THEME of a story?

• the main events

• the life lesson in the story

• the problem

The beginning of the story where the setting and main character are introduced.

• Exposition

• Plot

• Climax

the most exciting moment of the story; the turning point

• Exposition

• Conflict

• Climax

What is the definition of plot?

• The lesson in the story

• All of the things that happen in the story from beginning to end.

• The exciting turning point of the story

The very end of the story.

• Falling Action
• Resolution
• Anti-conflict
• Exposition

Choose the two words that best go with setting.

• who, why

• where, when

• where, why

• why, when

Sue describes the events that happen in the beginning, middle, and end of the book she just read. This means that Sue is describing the _________.

• character

• conflict

• plot

• theme

Which of these might be an example of a story's theme?

• staying true to yourself is important

• your best friend

• two parents get a divorce

• a boy finds out he has superpowers

Point of view is...

• the author's opinion
• who the narrator is
• the vantage point, or perspective of a story
• the reader's opinion or perspective