Literature Terms

the character who opposes or is against the main character

• protagonist

• antagonist

The feeling the story creates

• foreshadowing

• mood

• character

• climax

When the reader is nervous about what is happening

• resolution

• mood

• suspense

• summary

A memory from the past

• flashback

• foreshadowing

• suspense

• mood

The time and place of the story

• setting

• main idea

• imagery

• resolution

an object that stands for something else

ex: The American flag

• plot

• symbol

• protagonist

• antagonist

A conclusion based on evidence

• character

• main idea

• inference

what the story is mainly about

• main idea

• character traits

• foreshadowing

• conflict

Hints that help the reader make a prediction

• mood

• character traits

• foreshadowing

• summary

words that describe a character

• character traits

• mood

• theme

• main idea