Literary Term Review

(n.) a point of view or general standpoint from which different things are viewed, physically or mentally; the appearance to the eye of various objects at a given time, place, or distance

• perspective

• exposition

• plot

• characterization

the perspective from which a story is told

• character

• point of view

• climax

• exposition

the sequence of events in a literary work

• exposition

• rising action

• plot

• falling action

introduces the setting, characters, and a central conflict

• rising action

• climax

• plot

• exposition

introduces the central conflict

• inciting incident

• exposition

• rising action

• falling action

Events leading up to the climax

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

the turning point of the story

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

Events after the climax, leading to the resolution

• exposition

• rising action

• climax

• falling action

End of the story where loose ends are tied up and the conflict ends or is resolved

• resolution

• falling action

• climax

• rising action

a person or an animal that takes part in the action of a literary work

• characterization

• character

• conflict

• tone