Middle School Literary Terms

Elsa has to be hidden away from the outside world because of her secret magical powers. What type of conflict is this?

• character vs. character

• character vs. nature

• character vs. society

• character vs. self

A plane crashed on an island in the middle of the ocean. Chuck had to survive ... all on his own! What type of conflict is this?

• character vs. self

• character vs. character

• character vs. nature

• character vs. society

What does the central idea or theme of a story tell the reader?

• a specific detail from the story

• The conflict of the story

• What the story is about

• The universal truth, moral, or idea the author wants to express

What element of indirect characterization is being discussed below?

• Speech

• Thoughts

• Effect on others

• Actions

• Looks

When the author gives hints within a story about something that is going to happen later.

• Mood

• Tone

• Simile

• Foreshadowing

A comparison of two seemingly unlike things using the word "like" or "as"

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Genre

• Mood

End of the story where loose ends are tied up

• Conflict

• Resolution

• Exposition

• Climax

The time and place of a story

• Mood

• Setting

• Plot

• Genre

a struggle or problem in a story that the main character encounters.

• Resolution

• Conflict

• Exposition

• Climax

Feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates for the reader

• Tone

• Mood

• Plot

• Metaphor