7 Midterm Assessment Literature

1. an exaggeration that cannot possibly be true

• hyperbole
• theme
• plot
• climax
• setting

2. the truth about life that is revealed in a story

• theme
• plot
• climax
• setting
• antagonist

3. the end of the story where the main conflict is resolved

• resolution
• theme
• plot
• climax
• setting

4. a comparison of two unlike things by saying one thing is a dissimilar object or thing

• metaphor
• theme
• plot
• climax
• setting

5. the overall feeling or atmosphere created by a work of literature

• mood
• theme
• plot
• climax
• setting

6. events that follow the climax and lead to the resolution

• falling action
• theme
• plot
• climax
• setting

7. where the setting, characters, and basic situation are revealed

• exposition
• theme
• plot
• climax
• setting

8. the main character in a story

• protagonist
• theme
• plot
• climax
• setting

9. a comparison of two unlike things using like or as

• simile
• theme
• plot
• climax
• setting

10. the time and place of a story

• setting
• theme
• plot
• climax
• antagonist