Literacy Terms Quiz

Definition: The author's attitude towards the subject or events

• Tone

• Mood

• Feelings

• Setting

Definition: An object, person, or place used to represent something else

• Symbolism

• Point of View

• Protagonist

• Symmetry

Definition: The time and place where the story occurs

• Setting

• Tone

• Imagery

• Time

Definition: The “first hurdles” in the literary work

• Rising Action

• Introduction

• Exposition

• Conflict

Definition: The moment when all of the loose ends are tied up and all of the questions answered

• Resolution

• Climax

• Conclusion

• Exposition

Definition: The main character of a work –the one we “root for”

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Point of View

• Author

Definition: The perspective from which the story is told

• Point of View

• Protagonist

• Antagonist

• Dialogue

Definition: The sequence of events in a work of literature

• Plot

• Point of View

• Protagonist

• Setting

Definition: The emotional atmosphere of a piece –how the reader “feels”

• Mood

• Tone

• Setting

• Feelings

Definition: Type or category in which a literary work belongs

• Genre

• Mood

• Setting

• Tone