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WorksheetsKeystone Elements of Fiction and Literary Terms Review
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
The “turning point”
exposition
rising action
climax
falling action
resolution
Main Character - “hero”
flat character
protagonist
antagonist
static character
Conflict outside the character
internal conflict
external conflict
inciting incident
foreshadowing
Time and place of the action of a story
exposition
setting
point of view
mood
Author’s perspective
tone
point of view
denouement
mood
The author’s attitude toward his subject
tone
point of view
denouement
mood
The narrator is limited to only one character’s thoughts.
First Person Limited Point of View
Third Person Limited Point of View
Third Person Omniscient Point of View
Second Person Limited Point of View
Struggle/problem between two forces
mood
antagonist
tone
conflict
Narrator in story - uses “I” or “me”
First Person Point of View
Subjective Tone
Speaker
Omniscient Point of View
Character who opposes main character
protagonist
static character
dynamic character
antagonist
Narrator sees into the minds of all characters.
First Person Point of View
Second Person Point of View
Third Person Limited Point of View
Third Person Omniscient Point of View
Character who stays the same
flat
round
static
dynamic
Stereotypical character - no depth
flat
round
static
dynamic
Narrator outside the story - uses “he”
First Person Point of View
Second Person Point of View
Third Person Point of View
Fourth Person Point of View
Work of fiction that develops one idea
Article
Short Story
Novel
Epic Poem
Sequence of events
plot
rising action
flashback
theme
The idea about life that is revealed in a story
theme
plot
tone
author's purpose
Character’s reason for acting
author's purpose
mood
inciting incident
motivation
In general, a contrast between appearance and reality
forshadowing
irony
setting
tone
Atmosphere, feeling
tone
setting
mood
point of view
Complex character with depth
flat
round
static
dynamic
A character who changes
flat
round
static
dynamic
Conflict inside a character
flat
internal
dynamic
external
The introduction
exposition
rising action
climax
falling action
resolution
Writing technique used by an author (long descriptive passages versus short, choppy sentences)
tone
mood
rhythm
style
Something that stands for or represents another thing
allegory
allusion
symbol
cymbal
Tells what happened at an earlier time
foreshadowing
irony
plot
flashback
Anxiety about what will happen next
foreshadowing
suspense
neuroses
flashback
The event which first introduces the central conflict
exposition
rising action
theme
inciting incident
The conflict increases in intensity until it reaches the climax (part of rising action)
development
denouement
suspense
exposition
Directly after the climax
exposition
falling action
rising action
resolution
Occurs when the audience or the reader knows something a character does not know
situational irony
paradox
dramatic irony
onomatoepia
An interruption in the action of the plot to tell what happened at an earlier time
foreshadowing
flashback
suspense
dramatic irony
The end
Resolution
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Exposition
A contrast between what is said or written and what is meant
situational irony
dramatic irony
verbal irony
sarcastic irony
Occurs when what happens is very different from what is expected to happen
situational irony
verbal irony
dramatic irony
sarcastic irony
Use of clues to suggest events that will happen later in the plot
flashback
suspense
foreshadowing
dramatic irony
