Theme Vocabulary

a person, usually in a work of art.

• character

• hero/protagonist

• universal

• villain/antagonist

The most important point the author makes

• plot

• central idea/main idea

• Theme

• triumph

Sequence of events in a story

• Theme

• Hero/protagonist

• triumph

• plot

a message about life and human behavior that an author expresses in a text.

• triumph

• Theme

• character

• plot

a message about life and human behavior that an author expresses in a text.

• triumph

• Theme

• character

• plot

to win in the face of difficult odds.

• hero/protagnoist

• triumph

• villain/antagonist

• Theme

relating to or experienced by all people.

• Theme

• universal

• character

• villain/antagonist

an important evil character in a story or play.

• villain/antagonist

• triumph

• universal

• Theme

Main character in a story

• plot

• hero/protagonist

• Theme

• character