Literary Terms Quiz

What is the term for a narrator who is not a character in the story and knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters?

• First Person Point of View

• Second Person Point of View

• Third Person Omniscient Point of View

• Limited Point of View

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the author's underlying meaning or message of the story called?

• Mood

• Theme

• Tone

• Plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

What term describes the overall feeling the author creates in a story?

• Mood

• Tone

• Theme

• Setting

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

What is the author's attitude toward a subject called?

• Mood

• Theme

• Tone

• Plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

What is the term for the author's use of hints or clues to suggest events that will occur later in the story?

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

• Theme

• Mood

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

What is it called when the author goes back to an earlier time to help the reader understand something better?

• Flashback

• Foreshadowing

• Theme

• Mood

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Who is the main character with a problem in a story?

• Antagonist

• Protagonist

• Narrator

• Sidekick

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

CCSS.RL.K.5

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.10

What is the term for the cause of the problem in a story, which can be an idea, object, or feeling?

• Protagonist

• Plot Line

• Antagonist

• Exposition

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

What is the term for the course of a story such as a play, novel, or movie?

• Rising Action

• Plot Line

• Falling Action

• Characterization

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

What is the term for the part of the story where main characters are introduced and relationships, goals, and motivation are developed?

• Exposition

• Denouement/Resolution

• Static Character

• Rising Action

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.10