Literary Terms Review Game

What is resolution?

• when the main problem of the story is faced and solved by the main character; the most exciting moment and/or the turning point of the story.

• Also known as the denouement; when conflicts are resolved and the story concludes.

• When story begins to slow down and work towards its end, tying up loose ends of the plot.

• the central struggle between characters or competing forces, such as man against nature, society or himself. (can be internal or external)

What is personification?

• a form of figurative language in which something that is not human is given human characteristics.

• a series of episodes in a narrative which occur after the exposition and lead to the climax of the story. (usually takes up the majority of the story)

• imagery consists of descriptive language that can function as a way for the reader to better imagine the world of the piece of literature and also adds symbolism to the work. Imagery draws on the five senses, namely the details of taste, touch, sight, smell, and sound.

• when conflicts are resolved and the story concludes.

What is setting?

• a form of figurative language in which something that is not human is given human characteristics.

• the time and place (or when and where) of the story.

• descriptive language that draws on the five senses.

• when the main problem of the story is faced and solved by the main character; the most exciting moment and/or the turning point of the story.

What is imagery?

• Descriptive language that uses the five senses.

• the time and place (or when and where) of the story.

• when conflicts are resolved and the story concludes.

• a person, animal, being, creature, or thing in a story

What is a character?

• a form of figurative language in which something that is not human is given human characteristics.

• when the main problem of the story is faced and solved by the main character; the most exciting moment and/or the turning point of the story.

• The story begins to slow down and work towards its end, tying up loose ends of the plot.

• a person, animal, being, creature, or thing in a story

What is falling action?

• when the main problem of the story is faced and solved by the main character; the most exciting moment and/or the turning point of the story.

• The story begins to slow down and work towards its end, tying up loose ends of the plot.

• a form of figurative language in which something that is not human is given human characteristics.

• the time and place (or when and where) of the story.

The sequence of events in a story

• Plot

• Setting

• Conflict

• Resolution

Occurs at the beginning of the story, answering 4 basic questions.1.Who the characters are2.What the characters want (motivation)3.Where the narrative is set4.What is the conflict? (purpose)

• Rising Action

• Exposition

• Falling Action

• Theme

The time, time period and physical location the narrative takes place

• Conflict

• Theme

• Setting

• Rising Action

A struggle or clash between opposing characters or opposing forces

• Setting

• Theme

• Resolution

• Conflict